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Irwin Mitchell
Property ownership - nefarious tax evasion or common sense?
Owning UK property through offshore companies and trusts is not new and, until recently, has not been particularly news worthy. However,...
13/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Description of asset leads to will dispute
Guthrie v Morel, 2015 EWHC 3172 Ch concerned a legacy of a property referred to as ’87 Loma del Rey’, left by the deceased Brian Morel to...
12/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Charities battle potentially invalid will
Marie Curie Cancer Care, The Royal Institute of Cancer Care and The Royal National Institutes of Blind and Deaf People are currently...
12/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Funeral Rites...
A recent case before the High Court has highlighted how difficult the sensitive issue of funeral arrangements can be for those left...
12/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Inheritance claims by a cohabitee
A recent statistic released by the Office for National Statistics shows that the number of cohabiting couples with children has increased...
11/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Cohabitees on the Rise but Misconceptions Remain
The Office of National Statistics have published data which confirms that cohabitee relationships are on the rise. These relationships...
11/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Continued Rise of the Silver Splitters
Divorce rates continue to rise among the over 50's, contrary to the norm. With people living longer, living more active lives and...
10/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Spouses and civil partners can inherit the ISA pot
150,000 married ISA savers die every year. Under old rules, their ISA wrapper and the tax advantages ceased on death. Since 6 April...
10/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
HMRC continue to fail the taxpayer!
Following hot on the heals of HMRC's continued failure to answer telephone calls quickly or at all it has emerged that HMRC is taking...
09/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Documents rectified by court following mistake by advisor
A helpful judgment summarizing the circumstances where documents can be rectified to give effect to the parties intentions following a...
09/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Mental health crisis?
Mental health is not always taken as seriously as it should and the term crisis is unfortunately correctly used. However there is way...
09/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Jewish Court names and shames man for refusing to give his wife a Get
In an unusual step, the London beth din has decided to name and shame a Jewish man for refusing to grant his wife a Get for the last 15...
09/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
BVI requires compulsory register of directors
As of 1 January 2016, beneficial ownership information of BVI companies will be required to be held within the BVI and relevant...
06/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Capital gains tax is the fast growing tax
HMRC's capital gains tax take has risen 43 percent in the last year. Why? Well, the increase is due to property and shares increasing...
05/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Window of opportunity to maximise pension relief
George Osborne's decision to review pension reliefs early next year gives a few more months in which to ensure that you have claimed the...
05/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
HMRC wins the Rangers tax appeal!
The Court of Session has confirmed that HMRC has won the case against Rangers football club. The court has confirmed that payments in to...
04/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Rangers lose at home.
Rangers lose their latest appeal on the improper use of EBTs. I can not imagine it was a shock result. HMRC are never happier than when...
04/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Premier-league footballer successful in halving £60k p.a. child maintenance
The case of Re TW and TM (Minors) [2015] EWHC 3054 (Fam)is an appeal by the father against child maintenance orders made under Schedule 1...
04/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Changes to buy-to-let mortgages
From 21 March 2016 new rules will regulate buy-to-let mortgages. There will be two types of buy-to-let borrowers - consumer and...
03/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Do you have a Will?
Why make a Will? Research shows that less than one third of adults have made Wills and one in six Wills are out of date. If you do...
03/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Justice Mostyn attacks 'abysmal' litigant in person
In the recent case of Veluppillai v Veluppillai [2015] EWHC 3095 (Fam) the husband, a litigant in person, was heavily criticised for...
03/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Number of Will Disputes Increasing.
The increasing number of post-death disputes is not due to a change in the law but as a result of our changing demographic and social...
03/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Coping when your parents divorce in your 20's
This is a heart-felt article by a journalist that went through the divorce of her parents at age 21. She found the emotional fall-out...
29/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Californian family law vs English/ Welsh family law
This is an interesting article contrasting the two very different family law jurisdictions and how they compare. Some key differences:...
27/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Proposed restriction on corporate interest relief
HMRC has published a consultation on the restriction of corporate interest which is due to close on 14 January 2016. This initiative was...
27/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Take advice when making lifetime gifts
This article highlights the importance of taking advice before making lifetime gifts. The order in which you make the gifts can affect...
26/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Vatican softens position on divorce by a single vote
Roman Catholic bishops have elected to soften the Catholic doctrine on divorce, those in favour winning by just one vote. Divorcees will...
26/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
£5m in Legal Fees and 2 years of Litigation over Jurisdiction for Laura Ashley Chairman and his Wife
Khoo Kay Peng and his estranged Wife Pauline Chai have been fighting for 2 years and spent over £5m between them to argue over the...
22/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Lord Lucan and the Presumption of Death Act
Lord Lucan was officially declared dead by the High Court in 1999. However, that declaration could not deal will all the administrative...
21/10/15
Irwin Mitchell
Jersey Pension Reform
Mourant Ozannes has prepared a comprehensive briefing note on the new Jersey tax rules which apply to occupational and personal pensions...
20/10/15