Legal articles
20-12-07
Is your home safe after your divorce?
Practice group: Family law services
Earlier this year a Trustee in Bankruptcy successfully argued that half of a former wife's property should be included as part of her...
01-12-07
Failing to prepare is planning to fail: Business risk
Practice group: Corporate & commercial legal services
Various web search engines are full of references to 'bouncing back from disaster', usually personal, but this short article is devoted to...
01-12-07
Legacy giving: A lasting gift at Christmas
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
"Christmas! Tis the season for kindling the fire of hospitality in the hall, the genial fire of charity in the heart." — Washington...
19-11-07
Are you an English or Welsh charity operating in Scotland?
Practice group: Charity law services
In 2006 the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 came into force, bringing with it a dual registration requirement. ...
09-11-07
You only live twice: Deed of variation
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
One might think that if you make a Will, your wishes on your death are set in stone — this is not necessarily true!
In certain...
01-11-07
Defamation on the web
Practice group: Technology & IP legal services
Judgment was recently given in a case involving a message board devoted to fans of Sheffield Wednesday FC (owlstalk.co.uk). A number of...
19-10-07
A gift that keeps on giving: Charity law
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
Many people naturally concern themselves with ensuring that their loved ones are adequately provided for within their Wills.
However, we...
19-10-07
Misconduct and redundancy matters: Employment law
Practice group: Employment law
Following the success of the first in our regular series of employment law seminars, we answer some of the more common queries raised by...
19-10-07
How the Pre-Budget Report will affect entrepreneurs
Practice group: Corporate & commercial legal services
In the eyes of most pundits, the recent Pre-Budget Report is bad news for the smaller fish in the entrepreneurial pond.
As ever, the...
03-10-07
A trusted team... helping you plan for your future
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
The advantages of creating a Trust, either in your lifetime or by Will, are not to be ignored. Our dedicated Trust Team advise on their...
02-10-07
Avoiding neighbour disputes
Practice group: Litigation & dispute resolution
The environment and the effect that we have on it are high profile and emotive topics, not least when it comes to the handling and disposal...
01-10-07
Agricultural Property Relief
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
Agricultural land, including farmhouses "of a character appropriate to the property", attract relief from Inheritance Tax at a rate of 50%...
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