15 July 2022 Couples generally either own their homes as joint tenants or as tenants in common. The distinction between the two may not be widely understood but, as a High…

12 July 2022 At what point can it be said that an embryonic business has begun to trade? A tax tribunal pondered that fundamental issue in a case concerning a claim for…

8 July 2022 Pre- and post-nuptial agreements that do not fairly meet the reasonable needs of one divorcing party or the other are unlikely to be worth the paper they…

6 July 2022 Failing to make a professionally drafted will positively invites disputes between your loved ones that can take on the proportions of an ancient Greek tragedy. As a…

4 July 2022 When lending money to friends, acquaintances or anyone else, the terms on which sums are advanced may be entirely clear to you in your own mind. However,…

1 July 2022 There is nothing wrong with an employee being paid in a tax-efficient manner. As an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed, however, where such arrangements stray into the…

28 June 2022 Children do not, as a matter of law, have capacity to make important decisions for themselves – but that does not mean that their wishes and feelings…

22 June 2022 Sick and vulnerable people can be prone to the malign, even fraudulent, influence of relatives or others who are intent on maximising their inheritance. However, as a High…