Private Client

• HMRC Targets Horsebox Owners

  • Posted25 March 2015

  HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have long been aware that business owners sometimes try to claim tax relief as a business expense on what are essentially items of private expenditure. ...

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• What Happens on Intestacy?

  • Posted22 March 2015

  The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Act came into force in late 2014. It changes intestacy law in England and Wales to allow a deceased’s estate to pass to their widow,...

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• Builders Next Door Stopped in Tracks

  • Posted19 March 2015

  If you are facing misery at the hands of builders working close by, a recent case shows that you are not powerless and that the law can protect householders plagued...

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• Allegations Cut No Ice in Court

  • Posted16 March 2015

  A ‘spiteful and wicked’ husband, who branded his wife a psychopath in the midst of their £5.6 million divorce, has been hit hard in the pocket after a judge condemned...

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• Untaken Pension Cannot Be Vested for Benefit of Bankrupt’s Creditors

  • Posted13 March 2015

  Bankruptcy is a stressful event for the bankrupt, particularly when the trustee in bankruptcy decides to seek a contribution to the creditors from pension policies that have not yet vested,...

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• Tax Settlement Final, Rules Tribunal

  • Posted10 March 2015

  Reaching a settlement with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) in a tax dispute will normally lead to a letter of offer being agreed with them and signed by the taxpayer(s). ...

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