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A bankrupt who is entitled to obtain a pension simply by asking for it cannot seek to have it protected from his creditors, the High Court ruled recently.
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When a charitable gift in a will fails (other than because the estate lacks the assets necessary to make the bequest), the resulting effect on the distribution of the estate...
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When two young men who were friends and sometime business associates decided to buy a flat together in 1997, they arranged it so that the property was registered in the...
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The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim for damages by a woman climber who was injured when a stunt being filmed for a television production went wrong.
The...
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The courts have recently been asked to rule in a case in which the ex-wife of a wealthy businessman sought an increase in the financial provision she received from her...
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The theft of a disk from HSBC in Switzerland, data from which eventually found its way to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), has led to the conviction of a Berkshire...
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Failing to make formal arrangements over who should own property is a frequent cause of family disputes.
One such case concerned an industrial unit, which was owned by a...
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When a road traffic accident results from the road being in a dangerous condition due to being in poor repair, the court is required to consider the extent of the...
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Property can be owned in joint names as joint tenants, which means that each co-owner owns an undivided share in the whole property (and would therefore be the sole owner...
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When a person no longer has the mental capacity to make a valid will (‘testamentary capacity’ in legal terms), an application can be made for a ‘statutory will’ to be...
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