Trust, Wills and Probate

It is common for people to appoint a family member as their attorney to manage their affairs for them should they become unable to do so. However, unless there...

In recent years, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have created a series of very generous ‘disclosure windows’ to allow people who have undisclosed assets in tax havens to reveal their...

In general, employers can be held ‘vicariously liable’ for the actions of their employees, in the course of their employment, where these cause damage to other people. A recent...

With a steady and increasing trickle of cases involving the misappropriation of assets by attorneys appointed by people who have lost the ability to look after their own affairs, the...

Just because a document is not properly executed does not mean that all rights are necessarily lost, as a recent case in the Supreme Court illustrates. It involved a...

The much publicised case in which the Court of Protection ruled that clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) could lawfully be withdrawn from a patient with multiple sclerosis who was...

When a child is taken away from one parent by the other against a ruling of the Family Court, the consequences can be severe for anyone who withholds information as...

Words are the very stuff of law. Whilst in most instances the legal meaning of a word is the same as its meaning in everyday use (and the courts generally...

Arguments over property ownership are very common, despite being easily avoidable provided the correct legal paperwork is put in place. A recent case dealt with the ownership of a...

For a property to qualify for private residence relief from Capital Gains Tax (CGT), it must in fact have been the taxpayer’s residence. HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are well...