Beware of disrespecting improvement notices and mitigating factors

The Court of Appeal (CoA) ruled that the Upper Tribunal (UT) had erred in fettering...

Request professional advice before entering into a “tax-saving scheme”

The First-tier Tax Tribunal (FTT) ruled that a company was careless in implementing an employee...

Even if you have no legal right to occupy a property, you still have the right to be forced to leave in accordance with the law

The Court of Appeal (CoA) heard a dispute over possession of a property owned by...

HMRC must give cross-undertaking when appraising damages in winding-up petitions

The Court of Appeal (CoA) confirmed a High Court decision which might result in HMRC...

Are you really a member of the company?

The Court of Appeal (CoA) clarified that even if a stock transfer was forged, the...

Injunctions can be used to restrain property sales

The High Court was faced with a question regarding a potential injunction to restrain sale...

Are you really a member of the company?

The Court of Appeal (CoA) clarified that even if a stock transfer was forged, the...

Mortgage accounts cannot always be remedied in court

The High Court dismissed a claim for a mortgage account as there was no genuine...

Safety first!  An ounce of prevention precludes a slew of litigation.

The Court of Appeal (CoA) reviewed a criminal conviction and the correlated fines in a...

Ambiguous signs can result in a right of way being created

The issue in this appeal is whether the owner of a house on a private...

A venture can result in a partnership by conduct

The Court of Appeal (CoA) upheld the High Court judgement that profit-sharing is not a...

Paddocks are not part of the grounds of the dwelling

The Upper Tribunal (UT) confirmed that a paddock acquired as part of the purchase of...