Private Client

• Independent Legal Advice Proves Decisive in Family Inheritance Dispute

  • Posted27 October 2020

  Just because someone is old, frail and vulnerable does not mean that they are incapable of understanding the contents of their will. However, as a High Court ruling in the...

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• Ignorance of the Law Is No Defence – Or Is It? Child Benefit Tax Ruling

  • Posted22 October 2020

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) must publicise changes in the tax regime and taxpayers are not obliged to go rooting around its website in an attempt to keep up to...

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• COVID-19 and Parental Contact With Children in Care – Guideline Ruling

  • Posted19 October 2020

  How, if at all, is the duty of local authorities to allow children in their care reasonable contact with their parents affected by social distancing rules arising from the COVID-19...

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• Homelessness and the Need to Make Use of Vacant Investment Properties

  • Posted15 October 2020

  Amidst widespread homelessness, owners of investment properties who allow them to stand empty for extended periods can find themselves on the receiving end of compulsory purchase orders (CPOs). Exactly that...

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• Ambiguity in Widower's Poorly Drafted Will Results in Family Stalemate

  • Posted13 October 2020

  The whole point of engaging a professional to draft your will is to make your wishes clear in precise and unambiguous terms. If your will falls below that high standard...

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• Judge Breaks Deadlock Between Unmarried Ex-Couple With Children

  • Posted9 October 2020

  When long-term relationships between unmarried couples break down, disentangling their property and financial affairs can be challenging, particularly where children are involved. As one case showed, however, a clean break...

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