Private Client

• Court Has Right to Protect Vulnerable Adults Not Covered by Mental Capacity Act

  • Posted12 September 2012

  When a local authority could see that an elderly woman had been browbeaten into going into a care home against her will, it considered that she had not given a...

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• Reasonable Access Depends on Usage

  • Posted7 September 2012

  When a landowner erected a fence and a wall that impinged on a right of way and made it impossible for a farmer to get his hay baler into a...

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• Maintenance Payments Should be Based on Need

  • Posted4 September 2012

  Helpful guidance on the calculation of periodical payments (popularly known as maintenance payments) in a divorce settlement has been provided by a High Court judge in a recent case. ...

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• Double Tax on Share Sale Leads to Court Battle

  • Posted30 August 2012

  A recent case heard in the Court of Appeal illustrates the beneficial Inheritance Tax (IHT) treatment of certain classes of assets and the advisability of taking advice on IHT planning...

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• Mortgage Lender’s Interest Superior to That of Occupier

  • Posted23 August 2012

  If you are having difficulty paying your mortgage, you may be tempted to consider a sale and rent back (SRB) agreement. Under an SRB, the property is bought by a...

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• Consumer Insurance Reform on the Way

  • Posted21 August 2012

  Insurers do not always pay claims promptly and without question. Indeed, the courts deal on a regular basis with disputes between claimants who have made a claim under their insurance...

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