In Key v. Key [2010] WTLR 1699 a solicitor was criticised for failing to observe the so-called ‘Golden Rule’ in relation to testamentary capacity, while in Wharton v. Bankroft & ors [2011] EWHC 3250 (Ch) similar criticism was considered misplaced. Read more →
In both Young v. Young and Thursfield v. Thursfield, businessman husbands have been given prison sentences for failing to comply with disclosure orders in claims for ancillary relief. The order against Mr Young related to suspected offshore assets that had been ‘hidden’, while the latest order against Mr Thursfield relates to a known family trust administered in the Bahamas. These cases are just two of many in recent years which raise the question: what powers are available to the court to obtain disclosure of trust documentation? Read more →
The Government has announced that when considering whether to make Orders under the Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 to provide a regulator with powers to impose certain civil sanctions as an alternative to prosecution the Government will, in general, observe the following principles: Read more →
The broad objectives behind the National Planning Policy Framework ( NPPF) which have been heralded as effecting sweeping changes to the planning system have not affected many of the common subjects of appeals against enforcement actions by local authorities not least when it comes to change of use. Read more →
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