Private Client

• Land Transfer Stands, Rules Judge

  • Posted1 February 2013

  A judge has refused to rectify a land transfer between an elderly farmer and his son after rejecting the former’s plea that he had intended the latter only to receive...

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• No Evidence Property Co-ownership Intended

  • Posted30 January 2013

  A London couple who ran a guest house together have had the ownership of their assets decided after an acrimonious court case. They had been together since the early...

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• Market Turmoil Does Not Mean Negligence Claim Avoidable

  • Posted25 January 2013

  Investment advice that turns out to be bad has always been a fruitful area for argument in the courts and numerous cases have arisen over the years. In a...

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• Squatters – What to Do Now

  • Posted23 January 2013

  Although it has been widely reported that recent changes to the law make squatting in residential premises a criminal offence for the first time, this is not strictly true. Refusing...

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• Divorced Couple Share Assets and Debt

  • Posted17 January 2013

  A husband has been ordered to pay his ex-wife more than £4 million in a divorce settlement that treats the wife’s substantial debts as being shared between them. The settlement...

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• Husband in High-Value Divorce Jailed for Six Months

  • Posted17 January 2013

  A property dealer involved in a high-value divorce case has been given a six-month jail term after he repeatedly refused to comply with court orders that he provide details of...

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