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When seeking investment advice, it is vital to only use the services of authorised practitioners who are highly qualified and regulated by law. As a High Court case showed, it...

If you buy goods that fail to live up to a salesman’s hyperbole, you may be entitled to compensation and should consult a solicitor immediately. In one case, a homeowner...

Surnames reflect family heritage and most people view them as an essential part of their identities as human beings. A family judge made that point in choosing a new double-barrelled...

Agatha Christie would struggle to imagine the plots of some inheritance disputes that come before the courts. That was certainly so in one case in which a judge found that...

Many homes or businesses are only accessible via neighbours’ land and that can prove fertile ground for dispute. However, as a High Court case showed, expert lawyers are adept at...

A record amount of Inheritance Tax (IHT) is being recouped from UK taxpayers by the Treasury, according to recent data published by HM Revenue and Customs. The statistics, released...

The confidentiality of the process by which an adopted child becomes part of a new, permanent and inviolable family unit is, for very good reasons, sacrosanct. A judge made that...

One of the best things you can do for your loved ones is to sign a professionally drafted will. As a High Court case showed, failing to take that easy...

Parents who send their children to private school are entitled to expect that they will receive a reasonable standard of education – and, at the very least, that the school...

Stepping up from the ranks to become a full partner in a limited liability partnership (LLP) involves a fundamental change in status from employment to self-employment. The tax consequences of...