The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) published a consultation about how it intends to fully digitise the process for creating and registering LPAs. The consultation period ended on 26 November 2013 and it is expected that the MOJ will make a final decision in 2014 on whether legislation to enable the making of a fully digital […]

Inheritance Tax isn’t a jolly subject nor an easy one! But it can be well worth finding out about how it works, and seeing if it is possible to reduce the amount of tax to be paid. For Park Site Owners in particular, Inheritance Tax isn’t straightforward, so I set out below a brief overview […]

Sunday evening will see the San Francisco 49ers take on the Jacksonville Jaguars here in England at Wembley Stadium. The 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick is nearly as famous for his distinctive tattoos as he is for reaching last year’s Super Bowl. However, Kaepernick could find himself in hot water following lawsuits that are being filed […]

A Get is a divorce document which according to Jewish Law must be presented by a husband to the wife to enable the divorce to be recognised. Only the husband can obtain a Get. This can cause difficulties when a wife Petitions for a divorce but the husband refuses to obtain a Get. The wife […]

Section 19 (1) (a) of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 states that service charges are payable “only to the extent that they are reasonably incurred”. In Blackpool Borough Council v Cargill [2013] , the Tribunal was asked to decide if a service charge which had not been precisely apportioned was reasonable. Facts of the […]

This blog is a continuation from our previous blog on this subject of 26 February 2013. Churches may have been given a ten year ‘heads up’ but at midnight on 13 October this year, Chancel Repair Liability (CRL) (as well as various other customary rights) will cease to have overriding status in most property transactions. […]

Are you signed up to Spotify? Have you created an ‘Ibiza Annual 2013’ playlist to pay homage to your summer pilgrimage to the White Isle? Then you may have got Spotify in hot water! Ministry of Sound claims that Spotify has refused to delete their subscriber’s playlists that recreate existing Ministry of Sound compilation albums […]

It is common knowledge that Amy Winehouse, Jimi Hendrix and Bob Marley were successful musicians that were taken from the world too young. Perhaps what you didn’t know, that all three had in common, was that all three celebrities (the oldest being Bob Marley at 36) passed away without making a Will. Surely, given the […]

The world’s greatest free sporting event will be coming right through our county’s cities, towns and villages. The Grand Depart of the 101st edition of the Tour De France will take place on 5 July 2014 with cyclists embarking on the journey from right here in Leeds. It is the first time since 2007 that […]

Celebrity endorsement can reap huge rewards for a brand. But I wonder how many celebrities have considered changing their name to match that of the goods or services they are promoting. As if the brand name wasn’t close enough already, it was reported earlier this week that the tennis player Maria Sharapova was considering changing […]

The Housing Act 2004 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011 ) came into effect in April 2007. The Act requires a tenant’s deposit to be protected in an approved tenancy deposit scheme within 14 days of being received by the landlord. If the deposit is not protected the landlord must pay a fine and they […]

When a wealthy and powerful firm takes offence at the use of a trade mark small firms are placed in a tricky situation. Do they stand firm or, in fear of being sued, do they back down? In a recent case the little guy won. The Austrian company Red Bull claimed that a small Norfolk […]