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It’s never too late….(or where there’s a will, there’s relatives)

6 August 2010 | Shimon Shaw

The case of Ashcroft v Barnsdale is an object lesson in how it can sometimes be worth crying over spilt milk. The case involved a deed of variation, which changed the terms of a will.  By way of background,...

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It’s not personal…

29 July 2010 | Samantha Lloyd

An indemnity given by a financial advisor was not personal and therefore could be enforced by an assignee said the Court of Appeal in Shaw v Lighthousexpress Ltd [2010] EWCA Civ 161.  Berkeley...

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Valuation of partnership assets

21 June 2010 | Emma Cameron

Background A court has ruled as a preliminary issue that where a partnership deed is silent as to the basis of valuation for the purpose of determining the amounts payable to outgoing partners,...

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Boundaries – Financial Ruin v Compromise?

1 June 2010 | Faiza Ahmad

£30,000, £40,000, £75,000, £100,000 – significant amounts of money? Yes and these are all examples of the legal costs people across the country have recently spent on fighting boundary disputes...

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Assured Shorthold Tenancy Agreement Threshold to Rise to £100k from £25k

14 April 2010 | Faiza Ahmad | 1 comment

Currently, to be an Assured Shorthold Tenancy the annual rent under the tenancy must be less than £25,000 per annum. This threshold will increase to £100,000 with effect from 1 October 2010 . The statutory...

Budget – stamp duty for first time puchasers FAQs

26 March 2010 | Shimon Shaw | 3 comments

The Revenue have published a Q&A session which, hopefully, will answer some of your questions. In addition to the Revenue’s answers I’ve added my thoughts. We’ve had a great discussion on...

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Buxton v Mills-Owens – one for the lawyers

12 March 2010 | Amanda Melton

Ever been forced to argue an unrealistic case ("doomed to disater" or "bound to fail") to conclusion by a client who seems to have lost the plot?  An article in the Law Society's Gazette (3 March 2010,...

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Patient records turn up as gift wrapping paper at shop

14 December 2009 | Paul Gershlick

Whatever next? NHS patients' paper records have turned up as packaging to wrap gifts up in at a jewellery shop! The records had originally come from Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, although the...

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