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In a late addition to the Finance Bill, Chancellor Alistair Darling has proposed two new taxes, both said to be based on a desire to have a 'greener and healthier' Britain. The chewing gum tax will increase the cost of a packet of chewing gum to £4.50...

The news that home repossessions are rising is not welcome in any quarter, but nor is it surprising. Many homeowners are facing difficulty making repayments on their mortgages and even more are facing a shock when their current fixed rate or discounted rate...

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In April 2007 the Department of Health introduced a new Mental Capacity Advocate service. At the same time, a new code of practice was introduced which makes it clear that the ill-treatment or neglect of a person lacking mental capacity is a criminal...

A recent case illustrates the point that where a personal injury claim is anticipated, it is important to commence the claim promptly and not to adopt a ‘wait and see’ attitude. It involved a serviceman who was partially deafened by a...

Mental capacity has always been something of a problem area of the law. The aim of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 , which became fully operational in October 2007, is to put the administration of the various areas of law in which mental capacity is in point...

Owners and managers of commercial premises, employers whose workers use, install, remove, maintain or demolish premises that may contain asbestos and businesses providing construction or building services are all affected by the Control of Asbestos...

Just because witnesses to a will unexpectedly could not remember witnessing it did not make a will invalid according to the Court of Appeal.   The case involved a challenge to the will of a retired academic, whose new will (made nine years before...

The loss of the original of a will does not always mean that the will cannot be accepted for probate, as is illustrated by a case involving a gay couple, Mark Rowe and Barrie Clarke, who had lived together for several years.   In 2000, Mr Clarke had...

The recent case in which the court ruled that a small company should be allowed to claim a deduction for the VAT on the purchase price of a car has gone to appeal and been decided in favour of the taxpayer. In the case in question, the taxpayer was allowed...