Wife Entitled to Maintenance Until Sale of Family Home
When divorcing couples disagree on how assets should be divided, the courts will seek to arrive at a fair outcome for both parties. In deciding how the proceeds of sale...
Continue readingHow do you prove that you are married when a valid marriage certificate is not available? This question may not often arise, but it does sometimes happen that a...
Continue readingSo-called ‘discounted gift schemes’ have been used in Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning for many years. The basic idea behind them is that a gift is made by a person whose...
Continue readingAlthough roads and pavements cannot be guaranteed to be kept safe to use at all times (for example, during exceptionally cold weather, when ice can form quickly), the authority responsible...
Continue readingAccording to a recent ‘Which?’ report, landlords are lazy when it comes to making sure that costs such as insurance premiums and the like, that are passed on to their...
Continue readingIn a late addition to the Finance Bill, Chancellor Alistair Darling has proposed two new taxes, both said to be based on a desire to have a ‘greener and healthier’...
Continue readingThe news that home repossessions are rising is not welcome in any quarter, but nor is it surprising. Many homeowners are facing difficulty making repayments on their mortgages and even...
Continue readingSays , “Whatever action you do take, make sure you take good professional advice. In particular, it is essential to have a proper will drafted. We can do this and...
Continue readingIn April 2007 the Department of Health introduced a new Mental Capacity Advocate service. At the same time, a new code of practice was introduced which makes it clear...
Continue readingA recent case illustrates the point that where a personal injury claim is anticipated, it is important to commence the claim promptly and not to adopt a ‘wait and see’...
Continue readingMental capacity has always been something of a problem area of the law. The aim of the Mental Capacity Act 2005, which became fully operational in October 2007, is...
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