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What can you do when an adjudicator's decision is wrong?

The courts will enforce an adjudicator’s decision even if it is wrong, whether in relation to the facts or the law.

Wills and simultaneous deaths

John and Anne Scarle died at home from hypothermia in October 2016 but were not found until worried neighbours telephoned the police.

Financial Ombudsman; fixed fees and contingent fees for FOS referrals

The Financial Ombudsman Service has extended its scope and can now require financial services businesses to pay compensation of up to £350,000.

Practical completion: you'll know it when you see it

Practical completion is one of those terms with which everyone is familiar – but for which there is no clear legal definition.

Share farming: a practical solution to succession worries

The 2014 Oxford Farming Conference predicted that the next decade would see an increase in share farming as the shape of the industry changed, with “a divergence between those owning land and those farming (operating) it”.

Rangers tax case: HMRC buoyed by the rise of the purposive approach

On 5 July 2017, the Supreme Court handed down its judgement in the case of RFC 2012 Plc (in liquidation) (formerly The Rangers Football Club Plc) v Advocate General for Scotland often referred to as ‘the Rangers big tax case’.

How to make or amend a will during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown

In English law, to make a valid will, a testator must have their signature to it witnessed by two adult independent witnesses. The current social distancing measures together with self-isolation to protect the particularly elderly and vulnerable, therefore present a challenge for private client practitioners: how do we ensure that wills are valid when we can’t stand within 2 metres of one another?

COVID-19 – A cure for construction?

Work on site has resumed. But many Directors, Executives, Managers and Head Office based personnel remain working at home.

The student consumer

Since the announcement that Universities in England and Wales could increase their tuition fees by 200% from £3000 to £9000, there has been a significant increase in complaints to the Office of the Independent Adjudicator for Higher Education (OIA).

Using a caveat to prevent a grant of probate

A caveat is a notice to request someone to suspend a specific action. In estate administration, it is used to prevent a grant of representation (grant of probate or a grant of letters of administration - depending on whether there or not there is a will) being obtained in a deceased person’s estate.