Private Client

• Absence of Evidence Dooms Unequal Shares Claim

  • Posted6 June 2019

  The legal ownership of property is not always the same as the beneficial ownership and disputes can arise when no documentation is executed to show the two are different. Such...

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• Share Sale Tax Avoidance Scheme Fails the Reality Test

  • Posted31 May 2019

  Judges interpret tax statutes in the real world and are experienced at looking beyond the detailed provisions of intricate transactions to discern their actual purpose. In a case exactly on...

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• Insurer Not Liable Where Driver Unidentifiable

  • Posted29 May 2019

  In order to sue someone, they have to be served with a notice of claim unless the service of the notice can be properly dispensed with. Can the notice...

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• No Fault Divorce Legislation Promised in Next Parliamentary Session

  • Posted24 May 2019

  The process of divorce in the UK has for many years been seen as rather long-winded and tending to produce more conflict than need be. One of the reasons for...

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• High Court Rules Against Right to Rent

  • Posted21 May 2019

  The legislation that introduced the Right to Rent scheme, which went live in February 2016 and compels landlords to check the immigration status of their tenants, has never been popular...

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• Court Denies Widow the Right to Challenge Trust Arrangements

  • Posted13 May 2019

  Trusts have been gradually falling out of favour, according to a recent report. It is thought that the fall of some 4 per cent in trusts submitting tax returns last...

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