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Farming family in intestacy challenge

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 24 2010

The problems which can arise when there is an intestate estate that involves business assets were made clear recently when the High Court had to rule on a complex claim relating back to a death that occurred many years ago

Friend must repay inheritance, rules court

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 13 2010

A will made two months before the death of an elderly woman has been set aside by the High Court after it heard evidence that by 2006, when the new will was made, she was 'seriously losing her grip'

HMRC to name and shame tax dodgers

  • DMH Stallard LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • August 10 2010

Taxpayers who evade more than £25,000 of tax will now be 'named and shamed' by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) where the evasion affects a period after 1 April 2010

Husband's covert affair means wife keeps house

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • August 4 2010

When a wife agrees to allow the family home to be used as security for her husband's debts, the legal situation is normally clear and the creditor can rely on her consent in order to take possession

Executor who stole from estate faces prison

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 29 2010

An executor who stole more than £80,000 from the estate of a client faces a jail sentence for his crime

'It's been in the family for years' is no argument

  • DMH Stallard LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
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  • July 21 2010

The argument put forward by a farmer that he should retain the family farm after his divorce, because it had been in his family for generations and his wife was aware that it was the family tradition for it to be handed down from generation to generation, was given short shrift in the family court recently

IHT determined by open market value

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • July 19 2010

A recent case illustrates that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will often vigorously challenge potentially low asset valuations for Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes

Unclear drafting blamed for dispute over right of way

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • June 15 2010

A recent case in the Court of Appeal illustrates how disputes can arise between neighbours as a result of ambiguous drafting of legal documents

Court agrees to reverse settlement error

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • June 4 2010

Although a trustee is personally responsible for the actions they take, the law is not so harsh as to prevent a trustee who makes an innocent mistake from rectifying it

Helping your executors

  • DMH Stallard LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 26 2010

Being an executor is a demanding job at the best of times and a task that is made all the more difficult when the deceased has not given proper thought to the problems their executors will face