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Several interesting costs cases have been reported so far in 2020. Claims Under the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975 The case of Re H (Deceased) [2020] EWHC...

On 24 September 2020, the Government announced the Job Support Scheme, which will follow on from the expiration of the Job Retention Scheme. The Job Support Scheme is designed to...

On 28 September 2020 the Statutory Instrument making temporary amendments to the Wills Act 1837 is due to come into force. The catalyst for the amendment has of course been...

Trusts are a way of protecting or sheltering assets for others. They can take various forms and often get a bad press as vehicles for the super-rich, but in fact...

We are all still coming to terms with the way our world has been turned upside down this year by the coronavirus. Adjusting to working from home, home-schooling and being...

Numerous professional healthcare businesses, such as care home operators, are structured as limited companies. In many circumstances, such companies have a number of shareholders, and regulating their relationship can be...

Most people these days are aware of Lasting powers of attorney (LPAs), either having written one for themselves or having dealt with their parents’.  They fall into two categories ‘health...

The principle of reflective loss was established in the case of Prudential Assurance Co Limited v Newman Industries Limited (No. 2) [1982] Ch 204. The rule states that a shareholder...

Figures released by HMRC show that it had received 6,749 reports about fraudulent claims under the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (“CJRS”). On 28 July HMRC published two new guidance documents...

Debenhams Ottaway, award-winning law firm in St Albans and Radlett, promotes one of its rising stars, Robyn Adams. Robyn, a lawyer in the dispute resolution team, joined in 2016 as...