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• HMRC Challenge Gifts in Absence of Formal Deeds

  • Posted4 September 2015

  Gifts made more than seven years before the death of the donor do not generally attract a charge to Inheritance Tax (IHT) on the donor’s death. However, where the...

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• Domestic Bonfire Sparked £200,000 Damages Claim

  • Posted1 September 2015

  The dangers of being unprepared for the possible consequences of something as seemingly innocuous as a garden bonfire were brought home by a case which ended up in the Court...

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• Dangerous Dog Attack Victim’s Compensation Hopes Boosted

  • Posted27 August 2015

  Dangerous dogs can ruin lives, and victims of canine attacks will be relieved to hear of an important tribunal decision which opens the way for many of those injured to...

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• Businessman Sues Ex-Wife for Facebook Libel Damages

  • Posted24 August 2015

  Everyone knows that the end of a marriage can be bitter, but few divorces can be more so than one in which a businessman has started legal proceedings against his...

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• Vagueness of Request Negates HMRC Demand for Information

  • Posted18 August 2015

  When undertaking tax enquiries, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are well known for embarking on ‘fishing expeditions’ for information. In a recent case, a company which was under enquiry for...

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• High Court Cracks Down on Unauthorised ‘Party Venues’

  • Posted12 August 2015

  City dwellers who are disturbed by ‘party venues’ sprouting up around them can take comfort from a guideline High Court decision which reinforced the powers of local authorities to quell...

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