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• Family Judge Heeds Teenage Foster Child’s Wish to Change His Surname

  • Posted28 June 2022

  Children do not, as a matter of law, have capacity to make important decisions for themselves – but that does not mean that their wishes and feelings are irrelevant. In...

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• Inheritance – Daughter's Lies Trigger Rare Finding of Fraudulent Calumny

  • Posted22 June 2022

  Sick and vulnerable people can be prone to the malign, even fraudulent, influence of relatives or others who are intent on maximising their inheritance. However, as a High Court case...

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• What is an 'Annoyance'? High Court Defines the Correct Legal Test

  • Posted16 June 2022

  Restrictive covenants that forbid property owners from causing annoyance, nuisance or disturbance to their neighbours commonly appear in title deeds – but how are they to be interpreted? In the...

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• What is an ‘Annoyance’? High Court Defines the Correct Legal Test

  • Posted16 June 2022

  Restrictive covenants that forbid property owners from causing annoyance, nuisance or disturbance to their neighbours commonly appear in title deeds – but how are they to be interpreted? In the...

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• Double Taxation Treaties – Wealthy South African Relieved of £10 Million Bill

  • Posted13 June 2022

  Rich individuals often have their feet firmly planted in more than one country and that can give rise to disputes as to where they should be taxed. In a guideline...

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• Double Taxation Treaties – Wealthy South African Relieved of £10 Million Bill

  • Posted13 June 2022

  Rich individuals often have their feet firmly planted in more than one country and that can give rise to disputes as to where they should be taxed. In a guideline...

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