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For many parents, the objective of a will is to ensure even-handed treatment of loved ones,...

It is easy to be tempted by exotic investment schemes that promise spectacular returns. However,...

Despite the drive towards achieving economic equality between the sexes, it remains common for...

Ramblers love footpaths, but the same cannot be said for landowners concerned to protect their...

If you are an entrepreneur and own your own company, that is all the more reason why you should...

Few would quarrel with the long-standing rule of law that anyone who unlawfully kills another is...

In the throes of family breakdown, parents often focus on their own personal battles – but...

Trusts can be an invaluable means of providing for vulnerable loved ones, but they need careful...

A temporary Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) relief measure has taken immediate effect in England and...

A fine imposed on a householder for parking her Land Rover on her own land put the conflict...

In order to be divorced you obviously have to be validly married, and bigamy remains a...

If someone upon whom you depend financially dies leaving you nothing in his or her will, judges...

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a public emergency which is threatening the life of the nation. A...

To say that parents bear a moral responsibility to ensure that their children behave themselves in...

If a neighbour obtains planning permission for a building project to which you object, that does...

If you die without making a will, there is a real risk that your loved ones may be left high and...

HMRC are scrapping cheques for the payment and repayment of Inheritance Tax (IHT) and temporarily...

The Channel Islands may be separated from the UK mainland by miles of water, but they are not...

One of the benefits of building your own home is that you can claim back VAT paid on materials...

Even people of the greatest intellect can be affected by diminished mental ability in old age and...

Fraudulent investment schemes are perennially tempting to the unwary and it really does make sense...

Your privacy rights will die with you, but that does not mean that just anyone will be permitted...

Where blame, if any, attaches for the breakdown of a marriage is generally irrelevant when it...

Lordships of the manor, whilst sounding grand, are often viewed as arcane titles with little real...

Few people nowadays care whether a child is born within wedlock, but the law is in some respects...

The full rigour of formalities that must be gone through in order to solemnise a marriage have...

Disputes with neighbours have a way of getting horribly out of hand, but legal advice taken at an...

Those who engage in speculative litigation on the basis of weak evidence can expect to be hit hard...

Most people would consider it an honour to be chosen as executor of a friend's or relative's will....

A gender-neutral and non-discriminatory approach to divorce generally requires an equal division...