Private Client

• Change of Use Over Time Leads to Four-Day Court Battle

  • Posted17 November 2017

  Rights of way over land are a constant source of dispute and, because the law relating to land is complex, such disputes all too frequently end up in avoidable court...

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• But I Wrote a Cheque

  • Posted14 November 2017

  It is not often that the facts about how much of a mortgage was repaid are a matter of dispute, but in a recent case that was what happened and...

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• HMRC Aren’t Always Right

  • Posted9 November 2017

  According to the Government’s GOV.UK website, if you are a company director, you have to file a tax return every year. It says that every UK company director must send...

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• Take Extra Care When Buying Abroad

  • Posted6 November 2017

  It is estimated that more than 800,000 Britons now own property abroad. What used to be highly exceptional may now seem rather commonplace, but that is no reason why buyers...

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• Family Proceedings – Anonymity Orders v Freedom of Expression

  • Posted27 October 2017

  Family courts routinely grant anonymity to children involved in care proceedings, but that inevitably has an effect on parents and others who might wish to publicise their objections to judicial...

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• Power of Attorney or Deputyship?

  • Posted24 October 2017

  In the same week that a former policeman was convicted of stealing a house and £200,000 from his disabled cousin by abusing a power of attorney in his favour, a...

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