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• Businessman Reaps Whirlwind After Years of Inattention to His Tax Affairs

  • Posted4 December 2023

  Those whose tax affairs are allowed to fall into disarray must live in permanent fear that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will in due course descend upon them. Such anxiety...

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• Divorce – This is Why a Clean Break is Usually the Preferred Outcome

  • Posted29 November 2023

  Most divorcees would, wherever possible, prefer to achieve a clean financial break so that they can regain their independence and move on with their lives. A High Court ruling provided...

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• Family Judge Treads the Blurred Boundary Between Life and Death

  • Posted21 November 2023

  The ability of modern medical technology to keep patients’ hearts beating and their lungs ventilating has led to a blurring of the boundary between life and death. As a High...

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• False Claim to Be a Cash Buyer Ruled Fraudulent in Ground-Breaking Case

  • Posted16 November 2023

  In coming to the aid of a frail and elderly householder, the High Court has ruled in a landmark case that she was on the receiving end of a fraudulent...

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• Sometimes Parental Love is Not Enough – Court Sanctions Boy’s Adoption

  • Posted13 November 2023

  Parents may be worthy of praise and deeply love their children, but it sadly does not always follow that they are able to provide them with a stable home. The...

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• Can Planning Objections Amount to Harassment? Guideline High Court Ruling

  • Posted7 November 2023

  Landowners intent on developing their properties can find it intensely annoying when neighbours resist their plans. However, as a High Court ruling made plain, the right to object to planning...

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