Private Client

• Noise Is Not the Only Form of Disturbance – High Court Ruling

  • Posted31 May 2017

  Disturbance can take many forms and noise is just one of them. Planners made that point in heeding the concerns of residents of a quiet cul-de-sac and scotching plans for...

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• Indemnity Insurance Comes to the Rescue in Identity Fraud Case

  • Posted26 May 2017

  On the rare occasion that a professional adviser makes a mistake or behaves improperly, clients should be able to be confident of being compensated in full. A recent case shows...

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• Financial Advice to Become More Common?

  • Posted23 May 2017

  We have often written about the dangers of taking advice from unqualified and/or unregulated advisers. A recent change in the regulations surrounding financial advice will cause some concern for those...

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• Giving Up Your Career to Get Married? Think Twice!

  • Posted18 May 2017

  A person who voluntarily prioritises their marriage over their working life may not be entitled to compensation for the earnings foregone if their relationship ends in divorce. The Court of...

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• Court Urges Simplification of ‘Right to Manage’ Rules

  • Posted12 May 2017

  As a recent case shows, whilst there is legislation which, in certain circumstances, allows leaseholders to obtain the right to manage the buildings they occupy, the process is replete with...

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• Bank Mistake – HMRC Still Levy Penalty

  • Posted10 May 2017

  When a taxpayer named Mr Coomber sent his cheque by post to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to settle his tax demand, he thought that would be the end of...

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