Share Rounding Error Does Not Prevent CGT Relief
There are often very specific rules that must be complied with in order to claim tax reliefs, but if a small mistake arises, the courts may be able to provide...
Continue readingThe problem of making family financial settlements or court rulings in divorce ‘stick’ is well known. Following an extensive consultation process, the Law Commission has made proposals designed to improve...
Continue readingDisobeying court orders is ultimately punishable by imprisonment – but only as a last resort. In the context of a family case, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a...
Continue readingFinancial problems are frequently connected with marital problems, and the interplay between family law and insolvency law can produce legal complications. In a recent instance, the court had to...
Continue readingDivorce is normally a difficult time for all concerned and the financial arrangements can be very contentious. Normally, problems revolve around the failure to provide accurate disclosure of assets, but...
Continue readingFamily judges are used to controversy and accept the fact that there will always be an embittered few who accuse them of ‘playing God’. However, one striking case shows that...
Continue readingIt is not uncommon for affection and trust to survive the end of a marriage – but legal advice is still almost always required to ensure a fair outcome. In...
Continue readingThe requirements of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 are strict and any procedural error by fertility clinics can cause untold legal complications and misery. That was certainly so...
Continue readingDivorces with an international dimension are often complex and, where the question arises as to which parent will look after children and in which country, the courts are often involved....
Continue readingA recent decision of the High Court will come as a comfort to those whose ex-spouses have fallen into arrears with their child maintenance payments. It involved a man...
Continue readingObedience to court orders is not voluntary and judges possess a battery of powers to enforce compliance. In one case, a divorcee who barricaded himself into his former matrimonial home...
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