A change to intestacy law recently announced by the government has increased the sum of money that...

Adoption of children outside their natural families is always a last resort and will only be...

If you are involved in a dispute with your builder, taking sound legal advice is by far the best...

Co-ownership of land by family members can be intensely problematic if they do not see eye to eye...

New rules surrounding the payment of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on profits made on the sale of a...

It is hardly surprising that confidential or privileged documents which have or may have been...

Letting your land stand vacant, going to rack and ruin, inevitably carries the risk that a...

There is a general principle that a person may leave their estate to anyone they wish, but...

The Government is warning people to be on alert for fraudsters posing as court bailiffs and...

Race discrimination may not be intentional, but it can be deeply hurtful and, with the right legal...

Couples can sometimes be tempted to enter into property transactions together without taking legal...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) may appear a very big battalion indeed but, with the right legal...

What exactly is a will? The High Court addressed that fundamental issue in resolving a bitter...

One of the hardest tasks that family judges have to undertake is to remove children from the care...

Allowing people to occupy your property on the basis of a handshake is an invitation to...

If you have been deceived by a salesman into paying too much for dodgy goods, you should see a...

Can a purchaser of a property be said to 'own' it after contracts are exchanged but before the...

The trouble with informally agreeing with your loved ones what is to happen to your assets after...

English judges are respected around the world – but they are not the sole arbiters of...

A claimant may have difficulties in pursuing an employment claim where his employer or former...