Private Client

• Tax Saving Advice Compulsory, Rules Court

  • Posted22 July 2013

  A firm of accountants which failed to point out tax saving opportunities to a client when he sold his company was found to be negligent by the High Court recently. ...

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• Natural Father Denied Right to Oppose Adoption

  • Posted18 July 2013

  A recent case dealt with the issues surrounding the respective rights of a parent and child in unusual circumstances. The natural father of the child wished to join in...

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• Incautious Blog Costs £25,000

  • Posted12 July 2013

  Blogging is becoming increasingly common and there is a widespread belief that ‘anything goes’ on the Internet. However, this is not the case – as a woman who criticised a...

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• Negligent Survey Brings Loss Claim

  • Posted10 July 2013

  A firm of surveyors which carried out valuations that overstated the value of three properties found itself defending an action for negligence recently. The surveyors had issued valuations on...

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• Tax Case Cheer for Owners of Second Homes

  • Posted8 July 2013

  Many countries charge the equivalent of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on the profits made when a person’s private residence is sold. The UK does not. In addition, the availability of...

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• Trust Cannot Be Used to Hide Assets, Rules Court

  • Posted2 July 2013

  A divorcee who considered that her husband had set up a trust in order to defeat her claims for a financial settlement on divorce has obtained the agreement of the...

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