Grant only Fixed Fee Service for Probate A new offering from our Private Client team for those who do not wish to deal with the technicalities of obtaining Probate but feel able to deal with the administration of the estate of a loved one once they have the Grant. ...
Construction Contracts- Are Milestone Payments Valid and Enforceable? In an important recent decision, the courts have highlighted two important issues when it comes to payments in construction contracts: 1) Milestone payments can be a valid payment mechanism meaning...
The Trust Registration Service (TRS) This sounds like some sort of helpful registration devise for setting up a trust. If you believe that, you are seriously mistaken! The TRS was introduced a couple of years ago by our friends at HMRC. The purpose has absolutely...
Law Commission’s Proposals for Leasehold Enfranchisement Valuation Reform Following their consultation paper of September 2018 which identified inherent defects in the current system, the Law Commission were tasked with putting forward how a simpler, more...
Directors’ Duties: A Recap Directors of a company are subject to a number of duties which have the purpose of protecting the shareholders of a company by ensuring that directors can be held to account for the way in which they manage the day-to-day affairs of a...
Home owners be aware (beware) of Capital Gains Tax – Part 2. Part 1 of this article warned of some of the problems that might follow from the introduction (with effect from 6th April 2020) of the rule that on a disposal of a residential property, a Capital...
