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Although Multiple Dwellings Relief (MDR) from Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) was abolished with effect from 1 June 2024, cases dealing with its availability are still working their way through...

The Family Court has ruled that four children should continue to live with their father, in what it described as a very long-running dispute between him and the children’s mother....

A will purported to have been made by an elderly woman during lockdown has been declared invalid because she had not signed it in the presence of two or more...

Where the record of a property’s title at the Land Registry contains a mistake, Paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 4 of the Land Registration Act 2002 allows the register to be...

It is essential to ensure that court orders are complied with during divorce proceedings. Recently, the Family Court refused a wife’s application for relief from sanctions due to her failure...

The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has come to the aid of a taxpayer who claimed that he had been a victim of fraud in relation to claims for Enterprise Investment Scheme...

The High Court has upheld a woman’s challenge to a will allegedly made by her late father, finding that the defendants had failed to establish on the balance of probabilities...

In a guideline case, the Court of Protection has granted an application by an observer to a hearing for disclosure of the parties’ position statements. The proceedings related to...

In a case relating to the division of assets under a pre-nuptial agreement (PNA), the Family Court has ruled that a wife should be allowed to amend her case to...

It is wise to seek legal advice before making an application to the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) for a determination of liability to pay service charges. Recently, the FTT was unable...