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”.

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’.

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?

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.

Optimus Build Ltd v Southall & Anor, reported last month, was an all-too-familiar case of a falling out between home-owner and their building contractor and the termination of their building contract.

This addition of the round up includes, nature recovery schemes may put APR at risk, the future of regulations in the UK and the setting of environmental targets delayed.

In these monthly updates, Rebecca Mushing brings together essential news, trends, and insights from the world of planning and development.

On 19 April 2018 Master Clark handed down Judgment in the above matter. The case centred around the Estate of Lily Rose Nutt (“Lily”) who died on 25 February 2013 aged 88.

A settlement agreement (previously known as a compromise agreement) is a legally binding contract between an employee and their employer.

At a recent remedy hearing in the High Court, Armstrong v Armstrong, held to determine the award for a proved proprietary estoppel claim, the judge reinforced the principle outlined in the Supreme Court ruling in Guest v Guest, which focused on the ‘prevention or undoing of unconscionable conduct, not expectation fulfilment or detriment compensation.’