Legal articles
14-07-10
When charity begins at home
Practice group: Charity law services
It hasn't been easy for charities in recent times; donations have fallen and the recession has resulted in many corporate sponsorship...
09-07-10
Foreign divorces - Better protection for spouses
Practice group: Family law services
The principle that British persons divorced abroad can look to the courts in England and Wales to ensure that their 'reasonable needs' are...
06-07-10
Husband's covert affair means Wife keeps house
Practice group: Family law services
When a wife agrees to allow the family home to be used as security for her husband's debts, the legal situation is normally clear and the...
05-07-10
"It's been in the family for years" is no argument
Practice group: Family law services
The argument put forward by a farmer that he should retain the family farm after his divorce, because it had been in his family for...
02-07-10
Wedding video stops divorce
Practice group: Family law services
For an application to be made for ancillary relief (a financial settlement on divorce), there has to have been a valid marriage in the...
01-07-10
Time doesn't run out for maintenance penalty
Practice group: Family law services
Failure to pay maintenance for children can have severe consequences.
Recently, a father who had failed to pay maintenance for several...
25-06-10
What to do when a loved one dies
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
When a partner or close family member dies, the emotional stress will be overwhelming. Not only are there the immediate practical and legal...
25-06-10
No Appeal for Unsupported Claim by Cohabitee
Practice group: Family law services
A man's attempt to obtain a half-share of his ex-partner's property after they split up failed recently when he could not persuade...
24-06-10
Budget Summary 2010 | How it will affect your business
Practice group: Technology & IP legal services
Summary of changes affecting business clients
During the election campaign, George Osborne nailed his colours firmly to the mast of a...
23-06-10
Budget Summary 2010 | How it will affect you
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
Summary of changes affecting private individuals
Income Tax
Tax Thresholds
Although the increase by a further £1,000 from April...
22-06-10
Driving: Mobile Phone, No - Dictaphone, Yes
Practice group: Litigation & dispute resolution
A loophole in the law allowed comedian Jimmy Carr to escape a fine when the acerbic funny man appeared before Harrow Magistrates' Court...
21-06-10
Undocumented 'Rights' Given Short Shrift by Court
Practice group: Family law services
It is often thought that there is little practical difference between being married or in a civil partnership and living together....
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