Retired Businessman’s Final Will Ruled Invalid
Having your will drawn up professionally by a qualified solicitor is always a sensible precaution, especially in later life. In a recent case, the High Court ruled that a retired...
Continue readingIn an era of increasingly fluid family relationships, many children are brought up by step-parents – but what is the consequence of that social change in terms of inheritance? The...
Continue readingVast numbers of people have been prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic to take up working or running businesses from home – but do they need planning permission for a change...
Continue readingIf your right to play a full part in your child’s life has been undermined by his or her wrongful removal from England, a specialist family lawyer can help you...
Continue readingResidential property often represents the majority of a person’s wealth and valuing it for Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes is, par excellence, a matter for professionals. In a case on point,...
Continue readingYou are perfectly entitled to write your children or other close family members out of your will, but such a course can be an invitation to dispute after you are...
Continue readingThe emotional element involved in lending money to friends and loved ones makes it all the more necessary to first seek independent professional advice. A case on point concerned a...
Continue readingA word out of place can lead to the sacrifice of valuable legal rights and that is why it is vital to seek professional advice the moment a potential dispute...
Continue readingIt may come as a surprise but, even if you have been divorced abroad, there is a great deal that an English family lawyer can do to ensure you receive...
Continue readingWords are not numbers and even the most careful draftsperson cannot guarantee that the meaning of a will is always clear beyond doubt. As a High Court case showed, however,...
Continue readingSo-called DIY builders who ‘construct’ their own homes can reclaim VAT incurred in doing so. As one case showed, however, there is a very great difference between the ordinary English...
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