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Irwin Mitchell
Simon Vaughan receives a fair outcome in his divorce financial proceedings
Simon Vaughan, the soldier seriously wounded in Afghanistan, successfully fought off his wife's claims for a share in his specially...
19/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
9 month custodial sentence for non-disclosing husband
Justice Mostyn has imposed what is thought to be the longest immediate custodial sentence for non-disclosure in the Family Court history....
18/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
UK to have beneficial ownership register
The UK will require overseas territories to: 1. Allow HMRC access to company beneficial ownership information without restriction 2....
17/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Will witnesses ... post death
A recent decision by Derby Crown Court serves as a reminder that even if a will has been genuinely signed by the testator, it must still...
17/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Cohabitee Dispute - Barnes v Phillips [2015] EWCA Civ 1056
This is an interesting case for cohabitees - Barnes v Phillips [2015] EWCA Civ 1056 . This appeal judgment concerned the purchase of a...
16/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
UK buy-to-let investors will be taxed more harshly than anywhere else!
The full implications of George Osborne's buy-to-let tax measures are yet to be felt. What is certain is that private landlords will be...
16/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Reducing the risk of dementia - help from Alzheimers Research
Dementia is a disease many don't want to think about. Some helpful info from Alzheimers Research, with a new free guide, worth seeing. A...
13/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Treasury flags up further attacks on personal service companies
This is apparently likely to be in the Autumn Statement on 25 November.
13/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Is it the end of the personal service company
The effect of the proposed changes could mean that an individual working through a personal service company will have to be remunerated...
13/11/15
Irwin Mitchell
Gift Aid's 25th birthday - great for tax-effective giving
Gift Aid offers many opportunities for giving to charity, tax effectively. The options of giving shares or land, saving CGT on gains, as...
13/11/15
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