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Jennifer Emms considers the outcome of schemes used to reduce IHT on the family home and outlines best practice ‘While I understand the legal distinction that has been drawn between the Hood case and Buzzoni, the practical result seems to be somewhat arbitrary.’ I am a fan of all things sweet, in particular, cake, whether …
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Paul Ridout and Jelena Serbic report on the Law Commission’s latest proposals for changes to charity law ‘The changes proposed are technical but important, with real practical consequences for charities, including the removal of some of the inconsistencies and complexity that can make charity law difficult to apply and regulate.’ In August 2017 the Law …
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Daisy Brown explores how the courts will apply equitable accounting principles to co-owned trust property ‘The basic principle of equitable accounting between co-owners is that the financial benefits and burdens of the trust property are adjusted between them with reference to the proceeds of sale.’ In the judgment handed down on 7 April this year …
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Anthony Turner and Adam Carvalho give the lowdown on the sale of corporate assets by trustees ‘It is important for trustees to make an early decision about what is on offer as part of the sale and to raise this with the buyer so that any discussions in relation to price (and choice of buyer) …
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ichael Firth provides some pointers on the valuation of shares ‘The price/earnings ratio (PER) of a third-party transaction is an encapsulation of the market sentiment for that particular company at that time and this market sentiment can be used as a guide to how the market would view a similar company before or after the …
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Claims against the estate will turn on the facts, whatever the circumstances. Sabina Haag discusses the outcome of a case in which abused children were disinherited ‘According to the judge a mistake would only be relevant if it was the symptom of some underlying condition such as, for example, dementia, which removed capacity.’ Inheritance issues …
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Fiona Debney examines a case that demonstrates the pitfalls of not taking legal advice before purchasing property ‘A significant amount of the judgment focuses on the other issue of joint tenants versus tenants in common, particularly in view of the fact that the TR1 disclosed within the proceedings was incomplete.’ The case of Insol Funding …
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Geoffrey Shindler reminds practitioners of the beauty of well-crafted writing ‘How effectively we communicate, whether to our clients, or to the opposition or to a third party, depends on our ability to master and use the English language.’ It is a great shame that we never were able to hear the great advocates in their …
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