Mental capacity and wills
In the case of Perrins v Holland, Mr Perrins lost mental capacity between the time of giving instructions to his lawyers as to the contents of his will and actually executing it. The Court of Appeal...
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It appears that repercussions from the recent takeover of Cadbury PLC by Kraft Foods are still being felt following the publication of a government command paper setting out its position with regards to...
Shareholder remedies – case update
Background
The statutory remedy for a company member who considers that the company's affairs are being conducted in an unfairly prejudicial manner is contained in section 994 of the Companies Act 2006....
Would you like to pay less tax?
That’s what the latest offering from the Treasury looks like it is asking. “Government invites views on tax policies” at first glance looks like a great opportunity for all. In practice, it’s...
Doctor, Doctor
The prognosis is not good for HMRC's latest venture in it's targeted professionals programme which was designed to bring doctors and dentists who owed tax out of the woodwork with the promise of reduced...
Information Commissioner’s Office set to get tough with public bodies that fail to comply with Freedom of Information Act
The Information Commissioner’s Office – the UK’s information regulator – is set to get tough with public bodies that fail to comply with the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The Act gives people...
ASDA ad complaint upheld for suggesting that consumers having 100 day guarantee was additional to their legal rights
The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint that ASDA’s advert was misleading because it was highlighting the benefits to consumers of its 100 day guarantee. It was misleading because...
Public sector staff have culture of inappropriate snooping on personal data
About 30 public sector staff have been sacked in the last year for inappropriately snooping on personal data that had come from the Department for Work and Pensions’ Customer Information System. The...
High Court does not disturb spirit of trade mark co-existence agreement made way back in time – Omega v Omega, High Court
Omega SA was a Swiss company that manufactured watches for over 150 years. Omega Engineering Inc was an American company that has manufactured products for measurement of temperature and humidity for about...
Home buyers could face tax bill for purchasing energy inefficient homes
The Government is considering introducing new stamp duty penalties to force property owners to make their homes more energy efficient.
Under the proposals, a person purchasing a house in the lowest...
