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The Truth of an Answer Depends on the Question Asked – Insurance Ruling
If you are less than frank when answering an insurer’s questions, any policy you obtain is unlikely to…
Property Dispute Looming? Now is the Moment to Seek Professional Advice
A word out of place can lead to the sacrifice of valuable legal rights and that is why…
Building Your Own Home? You Need Tax Advice
So-called DIY builders who ‘construct’ their own homes can reclaim VAT incurred in doing so. As one case…
Dental Practice Owner Vicariously Liable for Subcontractors’ Acts
Can business owners be legally liable for the negligence of subcontractors? In the case of a dental practice…
Commercial Negotiations – Talk is Cheap But Writing is Binding
Commercial negotiations often involve many meetings and any amount of talk, but the question of whether anything has…
Inheritance Tax Property Valuations – Don’t Dispense with Professional Advice
Residential property often represents the majority of a person’s wealth and valuing it for Inheritance Tax (IHT) purposes…
Lending Money to Friends? Don’t Act Without Professional Advice
The emotional element involved in lending money to friends and loved ones makes it all the more necessary…
Elderly Property Seller Has Viable Defence to Breach of Contract Claim
Once you have exchanged contracts for the sale of a property, the general rule is that you are…
Rural Vicar Succeeds in Establishing Easement Over Neighbours’ Drive
Rights to make use of other people’s land – known as easements – often do not appear on…
Suspension on Award of Fire Brigade Safety Equipment Contract Maintained
If you feel that you have been treated unfairly in a public contract tendering exercise, you are anything…
Postman’s Bitten Fingers – High Court Issues Stern Warning to Dog Owners
The case of a postman whose fingers were bitten by a dog as he put them through a…
Homeowner Mis-Sold Solar Panels Awarded Thousands in Compensation
If you buy goods that fail to live up to a salesman’s hyperbole, you may be entitled to…
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