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,...
Tags on this discussion: deeds of variation HMRC Inheritance Tax Pay less tax Probate probate dispute tax Taxation Wills
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...
Tags on this discussion: asset purchase agreement assignment contract contracts corporate Court of Appeal indemnity Shaw v Lighthousexpress Ltd
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,...
Tags on this discussion: corporate Partnership
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...
Tags on this discussion: boundaries boundary disputes garden disputes neighbour disputes
14 April 2010 | Faiza Ahmad |
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...
26 March 2010 | Shimon Shaw |
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...
Tags on this discussion: Budget budget 2010 First-time buyers HMRC SDLT stamp duty Stamp Duty Land Tax tax
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,...
Tags on this discussion: Court of Appeal Lord Dyson Solicitors Code of Conduct solicitors retainer
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...
Tags on this discussion: data protection ICO Information Commissioner's Office infringement privacy