The Internet is a not a free source of material, as a home improvements company found recently to its cost . When the company used photographs which belonged to another company on its website, it was sued by the firm whose images had been used. Although...
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It is a fundamental principle of family law that the courts will always put the welfare of a child first in making any decision about where the child should live. However, it is also an established legal principle that when a lower court makes a judgment on...
There have been dozens of cases involving equity release and similar arrangements that have gone wrong. However, there are not many circumstances in which the courts will overturn an agreement between people where this was made with the benefit of...
It is now quite well known that the public broadcast of music which is still under copyright requires a licence, but not many people appreciate that ignoring that requirement can lead to a jail sentence. A Newport nightclub owner who failed to obtain a...
'Legal advice privilege' is the legal phrase for the confidentiality that exists with regard to legal advice and has traditionally been interpreted to mean that legal advice between a solicitor and their client cannot be required to be disclosed for any...
Contracts which are not in writing, although legally valid, are very often the subject matter of disputes, because the parties' recollections of what was agreed to can often differ dramatically. Incentive payments and commissions are another recurring focus...
Tax changes scheduled to come into effect in April 2016 could prove very expensive for the operators of personal service companies, and consideration to changing the nature of the business entity may be warranted. The changes will disallow travelling and...
From 6 April 2017, a new Inheritance Tax (IHT) relief is being introduced that will benefit homeowners in the UK. With house prices having risen rapidly over the years, the family home is a substantial asset for many families – and a potential IHT...
When a person lacks mental capacity, they are unable to create any valid legal agreement – for example to make a valid will. Challenges to wills on the ground that the testator lacked mental capacity are becoming increasingly common, especially when...
When the ex-wives of two very wealthy men found that their divorce settlements had been concluded on the basis of information supplied by their husbands which was clearly wrong, a series of legal cases culminated in a decision by the Supreme Court which...
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