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The risks inherent in giving away assets prematurely were illustrated in a recent case, which involved a 76-year-old disabled woman and her son. In 2012, the woman gave her son and his wife the property she lived in, together with other properties worth in...

The result of the recent death of actor Roger Lloyd-Pack, best known for playing 'Trigger' in the hit series 'Only Fools and Horses', serves as a reminder that failing to make a will can have adverse consequences. Mr Lloyd-Pack died of pancreatic cancer in...

Entering into a contract without legal advice is hardly ever a good idea, as two property developers found after alleged joint venture agreements unravelled and they ended up at the centre of a rash of costly, and ultimately abortive, litigation. The...

Companies are often tempted to delay making larger payments, such as tax, until the last possible moment. However, the dangers attached to such a strategy can be significant. In one cautionary tale , a newspaper publisher was hit with a £70,000...

One of the things that the family court seeks to do when divorce settlements are being made is to achieve finality. Where a settlement has been agreed by the court, it is normally difficult to vary it unless a significant and unpredictable event happens...

The rules relating to public sector tendering are complex, but it is necessary that public sector procurement processes are both fair and seen to be fair. However, this can be problematic in many projects, where variations once the contract is in progress...

Many couples would be left scratching their heads if asked whether they own their home as 'joint tenants' or 'tenants in common'. However, in one case, the distinction led to a bitter will dispute which culminated in an 82-year-old man facing financial ruin...

Boundary disputes are by no means uncommon, especially in rural areas, where the apparent boundaries can move over time and of which maps, which are never exactly precise, tend to be less accurate than those covering urban areas. Accordingly, over time a...

When a manufacturer of ceramics produced a range of products which even a judge in the High Court found it difficult to tell apart from those made by another firm without inspecting them closely, its defence that it had created the design independently...

A recent report by the TaxPayers' Alliance (TPA) stated that the average British family pays more than £250,000 in tax (net of tax credits) during a 40-year working life. The report followed the recent disclosure by the Prudential that retired...