Tax and Financial Planning

A taxpayer who had completed her tax return but had not taken the final step of submitting it has successfully appealed against late filing penalties totalling £1,600 after the First-tier...

The Family Division of the High Court has refused a mother’s application for an order that her three children should be returned from England to Lithuania. The mother and...

The Law Commission has published a report, Modernising Wills Law, containing its recommendations to reform the law governing wills. The recommendations are aimed at supporting testamentary freedom, protecting testators, and...

The Upper Tribunal (UT) has ruled that a restrictive covenant which required the owners of land to obtain approval from the vendor before a house could be built on it...

The High Court has ruled on a case in which a deceased man’s son and daughter were unable to agree on the funeral arrangements that should be made for him....

In a divorce case involving a couple with assets of more than £260 million, the Family Court has ruled that the husband should buy out the wife’s shares in three...

Making a will not only ensures your assets will pass to those you wish to benefit but also simplifies the administration of your estate. However, recent research from the Money...

Tenants who are unhappy with the service charges they are asked to pay can apply to the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) for a determination of their liability to pay service charges....

Taxpayers should always ensure that they keep up to date with their tax affairs and obtain any assistance they need in meeting their obligations. This point was demonstrated in a...

The Family Court recently ruled on a divorced couple’s cross-applications for enforcement and variation of a periodical payments order originally made in 2012. The husband had been ordered to...