Family and Matrimonial

The Family Court has granted a husband’s application for a divorce he obtained in India to be recognised by the English courts. The husband and wife were both Indian...

A TV producer’s partner who was left nothing in his will has commenced High Court proceedings seeking financial provision from his estate. The producer passed away in 2019, at...

The Court of Protection recently granted an application by two NHS trusts for authorisation to carry out a planned caesarean in respect of a woman who was due to give...

In a case in which a man was named as a girl’s father on her birth certificate but was subsequently discovered not to be her biological father, the High Court...

The Court of Appeal has reinstated an earlier ruling of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) that a taxpayer was not resident in the UK for Income Tax purposes during the 2015/16...

It is always advisable to check the service charges you are asked to pay rather than simply assuming they are correct. This point was illustrated by a recent case in...

It is understandably common for family members and friends to take a more optimistic view of a patient’s prospects of recovery than the medical professionals involved. A tragic case in...

Many people put off making a will or have reservations about doing so, but having a professionally drafted will drawn up by a solicitor is the best way to avoid...

The courts are entitled to draw reasonable adverse inferences against a party who fails to engage in divorce proceedings. How this is approached in practice was illustrated by a recent...

Under Schedule 36 of the Finance Act 2008, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) may require a taxpayer to provide information or documents that are reasonably required for the purpose of...