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When someone is appointed under a power of attorney, their obligations can be onerous enough without the person who appointed them (the donor) trying to impose restrictions on their ability...

A divorcee who considered that her husband had set up a trust in order to defeat her claims for a financial settlement on divorce has obtained the agreement of the...

When the trustees of a charity agreed a severance payment for a departing senior officer without taking professional advice, their decision was clearly open to criticism. The trustees of...

A homeowner who was fined £960 after he failed to comply with a local authority enforcement notice requiring him to demolish an unauthorised extension to his property has lost an...

If you sign a will that is incorrectly drafted, you may think it would be a simple matter for the will to be amended after your death. Regrettably, this...

One of the most difficult aspects of divorce is often the negotiation of the financial settlement: this can be particularly thorny when there are substantial sums involved. Often, assets are...

Two company directors who lied to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) when under investigation for possible tax offences have been jailed for tax evasion and fraud. The pair ran...

In these straitened times, it is regrettably not uncommon for a buyer to withdraw from the purchase of a property after a legal agreement to purchase has been completed. ...

In a ruling which emphasises the importance of fathers in the lives of young children, the Court of Appeal has upheld a man’s right to have contact with his eight-year-old...

The dangers of giving a power of attorney to the wrong person have yet again come into focus following the conviction of a Birmingham estate agent who had stolen more...