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When a couple break up, a financial settlement is normally agreed between them as part of the proceedings and that, usually, is that. However, in a recent case involving...

A surprising number of cases are brought to court each year in which allegations are made that the true ownership of an asset is something other than the ‘paper’ ownership,...

The requirements of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 are strict and any procedural error by fertility clinics can cause untold legal complications and misery. That was certainly so...

Data published recently show that the new £100,000 additional ‘private residence’ exemption for Inheritance Tax (IHT), which is due to be introduced in April 2017 and will increase thereafter, could...

When two football supporters travelling in a bus packed with fans made personal injury claims after the vehicle was involved in a collision, the result was a bill for them...

There are a number of criteria which must apply in order for a will to be valid and one of the most important is that the person making the will...

Divorces with an international dimension are often complex and, where the question arises as to which parent will look after children and in which country, the courts are often involved....

The law relating to the right to daylight is more complicated than one would think, bearing in mind that there is, in principle, a general right to light. Perhaps...

Entering into tax avoidance schemes is not for the faint-hearted and, once embarked upon, they can be very difficult to leave. In one case, participants in two such schemes failed...

When the father of a disabled girl was made bankrupt, largely through a series of events outside his control, his trustees in bankruptcy sought a court order for the sale...