10th October 2018
In a recent judgment (PBC v JMA & Ors [2018] EWCOP 19), Her Honour Judge Hilder, Senior Judge at the Court of Protection, approved an application made by the attorney of a 72 year old lady, to make a gift of £6m to himself, from his mother’s c.£19m estate, in order to mitigate the impact of IHT upon his mother’s eventual death.
4th October 2018
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) made another climb down last month when it accepted the merits of the Judicial Review instigated by Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) regarding thousands of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claimants’ historic entitlement to an income-related ESA award.
4th October 2018
Ian Rowe considers where the last ten years have gone!
3rd August 2018
Ian Gunn considers the ramifications for PI claimants with a claim against a local authority.
25th June 2018
Discount rate issues surface again.
18th June 2018
As the 2018 World Cup in Russia enters its fifth day and England are about to commence their campaign, James Rooney takes a light-hearted look at how quantitative analysis has been used by investment bank, UBS, to determine the potential winner of the tournament.
5th June 2018
It was my 30th birthday on 6th July 1988. However, that is a memorable date for a far more important reason. On that day, a massive explosion at the Piper Alpha oil platform, approximately 120 miles north-east of Aberdeen, killed 167 people. The total insured loss was reported as about £1.7 billion. It is the worst offshore oil disaster in terms of lives lost and industry impact.
5th June 2018
Making financial transactions in the wrong order can be costly in relation to the tax implications that may arise.
5th June 2018
In our December 2017 blog, we were hoping there would be Good Tidings following The House of Commons, Work and Pensions Select Committee enquiry into the claimant experience of Personal Independence Payment(PIP) and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) applicants.
16th April 2018
Ian Gunn takes a long look at interest rates and why investors should be wary.