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The principle of open courts is highly valued in the UK legal system. However, it is often a worry to people engaged in legal proceedings concerning family or marital issues...

A recent case should serve as a reminder that rules are rules and ‘close enough’ often isn’t! The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 states...

Mistakes do happen, and in some circumstances they can be rectified by the courts. In a recent case, the wife of a man who died in 2015 went to...

When a person is appointed executor of an estate, they are given a reasonable period to progress the estate administration but cannot procrastinate without adverse consequences being likely. When...

The law requires that the driver of any vehicle has a valid insurance policy that covers injury or damage to third parties caused by or arising out of the use...

A wealthy Omani man who failed to pay to his ex-wife the financial settlement ordered by the court, or to cooperate with disclosure orders, faces arrest if he attempts to...

Failing to take active steps to protect your land from use by another can produce unfortunate effects, as a couple from York discovered recently. The couple own a bungalow...

It is common in legal disputes for the two sides to agree to suspend the court proceedings for a period so that they can get as much agreed between them...

If you dispute a tax bill, you are entitled to a fair hearing of your appeal and specialist advice will ensure you get just that. In a case that demonstrates...

It is not widely known that the ‘cap’ on assets above which people in residential care must fund their own care is only £23,250 in England and Northern Ireland. ...