Private Client

• Buyer of Crash-Damaged Ferrari Awarded His Money Back By Judge

  • Posted4 February 2020

  If you have been deceived by a salesman into paying too much for dodgy goods, you should see a lawyer right away. The disappointed buyer of a crash-damaged Ferrari sports...

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• Off-Plan Flat Buyer Wins Full CGT Relief in Test Case

  • Posted29 January 2020

  Can a purchaser of a property be said to ‘own’ it after contracts are exchanged but before the transaction is completed? The Court of Appeal’s answer to that fundamental question...

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• Family Judge Blocks Attempt at Divorce Tourism in Big Money Case

  • Posted21 January 2020

  English judges are respected around the world – but they are not the sole arbiters of fairness and the decisions of foreign courts must be respected. A family judge made...

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• Trouble With the Neighbours? See a Lawyer Before It Gets Out of Hand!

  • Posted16 January 2020

  One secret of a happy life is to get on well with your neighbours and taking legal advice is often the best way of defusing rows before they get out...

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• Cryptoassets Are Property – Judicial Authority

  • Posted13 January 2020

  The legal position of ‘cryptoassets’ – those which exist in electronic form and are held on distributed ledgers, bitcoins being the best-known example – has not been certain in the...

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• Failing to Keep Accurate Accounts is Like a Red Rag to the Tax Authorities

  • Posted8 January 2020

  Failing to take professional advice and keep accurate accounts is like holding a red rag up to the HM Revenue and Customs bull. In a case on point, an international...

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