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The High Court recently ruled on an application by the Lord Chancellor for declarations that the marriages of 79 couples no longer subsisted on the date of their final divorce orders, despite those divorce orders having been applied for a day too early. ...
When entering into business relationships, it is always sensible to record any agreements in writing to minimise the risk of later disputes. The point was demonstrated in a recent case in which the High Court upheld a man's claim that he was entitled under...
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have announced that more than 11.5 million taxpayers filed self-assessment tax returns for the 2023/24 tax year by the deadline of 31 January 2025. HMRC had received 11,509,810 returns by the deadline, down slightly from...
In an unusual case, the High Court has ruled that a will a man had written on two pieces of cardboard should be admitted to probate. The will, which the man had made the day before his tragic death by suicide, left his house and most of its contents to a...
The High Court has granted a man's application for a declaration that it was lawful for him to use an embryo created using his sperm and his late wife's eggs in treatment with a surrogate, despite his wife not having given written consent. The embryo had...
The courts can assist homeowners whose properties are at risk of damage because of activities on nearby land. Recently, the High Court upheld an injunction requiring the operators of a hotel to reduce a build-up of earth on their side of a wall between it...
In a decision it described as 'finely balanced', the Court of Protection recently ruled on whether it was in a woman's best interests to remain in her current placement in England or move to a new placement in Scotland, where she had previously lived and...
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has found that a man who delayed payment of tax because he was waiting to receive the proceeds of a share sale did not have a reasonable excuse for late payment. The man's tax liability for the relevant tax year was...
The Family Division of the High Court recently refused an application for a 13-year-old girl's summary return to the USA , in a decision in which the girl's own objections to returning were a key consideration. The girl's American mother and British father...
Under Section 58A(6) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , a success fee payable as part of a contingent fee arrangement cannot be included in costs payable by the other party in litigation. The Supreme Court recently ruled on whether Section 58A(6)...
