Private Client

• Divorce: Asset Division Not Always Equal

  • Posted5 May 2017

  In general, there is a presumption that on divorce the assets will be split more or less equally, but that is based on case law interpretation of the Matrimonial Causes...

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• Charity Report Highlights Need for Trustee Vigilance

  • Posted26 April 2017

  The need for charities to exercise strict controls over the disbursement of significant sums was made clear in a recent report by the Charity Commissioners into a small charity. ...

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• Definitive Plan Decides Boundary Dispute

  • Posted24 April 2017

  Boundary disputes are commonplace and, unless skilfully mediated, can often spiral out of control, ending up in legal action the cost of which far exceeds the value of the land...

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• Tax Penalties Avoided for Those Affected by IT Glitch

  • Posted21 April 2017

  With HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) pressing ahead with plans to make ‘customers’ deal with them only digitally, it is good to see that when a system issue with the...

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• Court Enforces Pre-Nuptial Agreement

  • Posted18 April 2017

  When the marriage of a wealthy couple broke up, the English court had the opportunity to consider the impact of two pre-nuptial agreements the couple had made before they wed....

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• Driver Need Not Enforce Wheelchair Space on Bus, Rules Court

  • Posted12 April 2017

  The Supreme Court has ruled on the long-running dispute between First Bus and a disabled passenger who sued the bus company after a driver declined to intervene when a passenger...

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