Posts from October 2018
Irwin Mitchell
Giving it all away: lifetime gifting to avoid IHT
When the term "tax planning" is banded about in the press and on social media, many people imagine complex and expensive schemes...
31/10/18
Irwin Mitchell
Asian Divorce: Digging for Gold
As a specialist in this area, I am often asked to advise on the issue of jewellery and dowry. Here is my summary and some top tips....
31/10/18
Irwin Mitchell
Ashes To Ashes - A judge has to rule
A case involving a dispute about ashes and who should be allowed to attend a cremation has been widely reported in the media. TV comedian...
24/10/18
Irwin Mitchell
Man who 'doesn't like cows' in farm inheritance battle
A humorous headline from the BBC as often is the case in our area of law. My colleague Nazia Nawaz, a senior associate in our Manchester...
22/10/18
Irwin Mitchell
In the Estate of Lord Templeman deceased: Summary judgment in a probate claim is possible, just not this one
In the mid 70s, Mr Justice Templeman as he then was, gave the leading judgment in Kenward v Adams 1975, setting out the now infamous...
19/10/18
Irwin Mitchell
Promise of Land - is it really enforceable?
One of my colleagues in our Manchester office, Nazia Nawaz, has brought the case of Moore v Moore to my attention and comments as...
12/10/18
Irwin Mitchell
The Protection Racket
Sadly, this is another example of how the very system that is supposed to protect vulnerable people can be used against them. In this...
08/10/18