Regrettably, cases in which the behaviour of an attorney for someone who is elderly or infirm is cause for an enquiry – and often an intervention – by the Public Guardian are increasingly common. An attorney has the responsibility always to act...
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The relationship between public authorities and private individuals raises difficult and controversial data protection issues. There is much anxiety on the part of civil rights campaigners about the seemingly incessant desire of the state to retain more and...
In a cautionary tale for any commercial tenant who thinks professional legal advice is an unnecessary luxury, a shopkeeper who would have been entitled to substantial compensation on the early surrender of her lease will go without a penny – after...
Selling a company can be fraught with difficulties, particularly where payment for shares is deferred and the price payable is calculated on the basis of performance. In one such case , a disagreement between buyer and seller resulted in a round of costly...
Yet another case has come to court which illustrates the wisdom of cohabiting couples making a 'living together agreement' or formalising their respective rights over the property in which they live. It involved a couple who formed their relationship in...
Copying the design of another company's product can prove expensive, as a manufacturer of ice cream vans found out to its cost recently. Although it may be considered that ice cream vans are all similar to one another, a company which has been making them...
The settlement of the financial arrangements is often seen as the final step in the break-up of a marriage. Regrettably, in too many cases, the arrangements, which are set out in a 'family financial order' (FFO), are not adhered to and the...
It is not always appreciated, but HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will not hesitate to bring criminal proceedings when tax evasion is significant, as the jailing of a woman who under-declared the Inheritance Tax (IHT) due on her mother's estate demonstrates. ...
According to a recent survey by the Co-Op, more than 94 per cent of all adults in the UK have an online account, yet only a quarter have put in place any mechanism for them to be dealt with after they die. With the average online asset value exceeding...
A property developer who lost a fortune when his bank pulled the plug and refused to finance his plans to build a luxury home within sight of the Gleneagles golf course will get his money back following a Supreme Court ruling . The developer bought a...
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