Serle Court | October 2018 The Privy Council has clarified the operation of the rule in Hastings-Bass and how the beneficial ownership of gratuitously transferred assets should be determined. Alan Boyle QC, Richard Wilson QC and Zahler Bryan discuss
Field Court Tax Chambers | October 2018 The bar for a holiday lettings business to qualify for BPR is set increasingly high. Katherine Bullock outlines how to best advise clients
Bircham Dyson Bell | October 2018 Helen Ratcliffe highlights the explosion of acronyms in private client practice, which can confuse the practitioner and the client
Howell Jones | October 2018 Juliet Petchey considers practical points arising from a case contemporary with Ilott that was also based on the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
Royds Withy King | October 2018 Mike Muston reviews a case which indicates that the courts will take a ‘common sense’ approach to construction and rectification
Pump Court Chambers (Chambers of Oba Nsugbe QC) | October 2018 Disposal of a corpse: who has the right to decide after death? Amy Berry explains
Radcliffe Chambers | October 2018 Gordon Nurse examines a case that indicates how proprietary estoppel cases are currently treated at trial
Brabners LLP | September 2018 Digital assets risk being overlooked during the probate process. Sue Mackintosh and Joshua Eaton report
Irwin Mitchell LLP | September 2018 Dreamvar has implications not only for conveyancers but for breach of trust claims against professional trustees. Claire-Marie Cornford and Sarah Smith explain
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John Poyser pinpoints the warning signs for testamentary undue influence, with lessons from a recent Canadian case