Private Client

• Put it in Writing

  • Posted30 June 2017

  It is astonishing how often disputes over the beneficial ownership of assets become the subject of lengthy court proceedings. In a case decided in March, an argument about the ownership...

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• Failure to Take Advice Proves Costly in Family Arrangement

  • Posted28 June 2017

  No matter how much you may trust relatives or close friends, you should never sign important documents without independent legal advice. In one case that proves the point, a man...

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• Have You Checked Your Investment Adviser’s Credentials?

  • Posted23 June 2017

  Investment advice is best obtained from authorised professionals and it is unwise to rely on friends’ recommendations, no matter how trustworthy they may appear. In one case that proved the...

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• Danger of Subletting Exposed as Court Orders Flat Sale

  • Posted15 June 2017

  Owning a long leasehold, particularly one in a block of flats or which is part of a larger development, can be very different from owning a freehold. Typically the obligations...

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• Tax Law No Respecter of (Cultural) Tradition

  • Posted9 June 2017

  An argument that assets which HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) said belonged to a deceased man (and were thus subject to Inheritance Tax) were actually owned in whole or in...

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• High Court Encourages Social Workers to Make Use of Facebook

  • Posted6 June 2017

  In the Internet era, it is wholly acceptable to use Facebook or other social media to make contact with those who have to be notified of family proceedings. The High...

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