Private Client

• Court Backs Spanish Property Negligence Claim

  • Posted26 February 2013

  Many people have suffered losses because of the collapse of property values in Spain. In a recent case, a woman who found herself with a mortgage she could not...

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• Non-Compliance With Court Order Leads to Fine

  • Posted20 February 2013

  A dispute between two landowners that lasted several years seems to have finally ended, with one of them being fined for failing to comply with a court order. The...

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• Charity Treasurer Jailed for Theft

  • Posted19 February 2013

  The treasurer of a Christian charity has been jailed after he stole more than £500,000 from two charities. Accountant Steven Methuen was responsible for the finances of Amblecote Christian...

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• Tax Return Not Definitive for Assessing Income for Child Support

  • Posted14 February 2013

  When a child maintenance assessment is made, the court is entitled to rely on all the information available to it to set the appropriate liability to pay maintenance. This may...

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• Beware IHT Pitfall as Commissioners Get Tough

  • Posted11 February 2013

  The Charity Commissioners are taking an increasingly tough stance on what constitutes ‘charitable activity’. In recent months, they have withdrawn the charitable status of the Plymouth Brethren and refused...

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• Inaccurate Sale Particulars Lead to Repayment Order

  • Posted5 February 2013

  In a ruling which illustrates the pitfalls of inaccurate land sale particulars, members of a family who sold their vegetable patch to a developer for more than £150,000 have been...

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