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May
Text Court of Protection can help when loved ones lose mental capacity
Text Extra time granted to make the most of tax benefits from trusts
Text Wife succeeds in getting husband’s will overturned
Text HIPs needed for shared ownership sales
Text Appeal Court puts fairness above equality in divorce settlement
Text Father wins appeal over supervision order for his daughter
Text ‘Straight’ bouncer wins compensation in discrimination case
Text Grieving mother awarded £20,000 damages

April
Text McCartney divorce settlement in line with well-established principles
Text Early trials suggest high level of satisfaction with HIPs
Text Court balances conflicting claims as will is ruled invalid
Text Government stalling leaves cohabiting couples at risk
Text Part time lecturers win discrimination claim
Text New regulations will help enforce child maintenance payments
Text Widow of businessman killed in road accident awarded £1.7m
Text Family court decides where child should attend school

March
Text Clearing up confusion over when you need a HIP
Text Husband must double maintenance payments to former wife
Text Woman succeeds in revoking her mother’s will
Text Pregnant woman described as useless wins discrimination claim
Text Harassment victim awarded £10,000 for injured feelings
Text Grandmother wins right to attend court hearing about her granddaughter
Text Affluent father fails to reduce child maintenance payments
Text Bus injury victim wins claim for damages
Text Car accident victim awarded £6.3m compensation

February
Text Wealthy place conditions on children’s inheritance
Text ‘Poor preparation’ led to delays over watered down HIPs
Text Husband fails to reduce money paid to ex-wife
Text Battle of wills divides family after grandmother’s death
Text Property searches to get faster and cheaper
Text New commissioner promises a fresh start for child maintenance
Text Research shows compensation culture is a myth
Text Injured prison officer entitled to claim damages

January
Text Rush to beat HIPs deadline creates dip in house prices
Text Restaurant owners can keep £10m left to them in friend’s will
Text Don’t risk your money – get the law on your side this year
Text Woman fails to win a share of home where she lived with former partner
Text New Year prompts surge in divorce inquiries
Text Children’s names changed to protect them from abduction
Text Teenager paralysed in drink drive accident awarded £6.5m

December
Text Woman wins fight for a share of her dead lover’s estate
Text Boys win right to live in England despite their mother’s wishes
Text Extending HIPs to all homes will ‘help first time buyers’
Text Man inherits farm after 25 years working for nothing
Text Chancellor’s announcement sparks interest in inheritance tax planning
Text Woman wins appeal against ruling that she must pay divorced husband’s debts
Text Work accident victim awarded £2.4m compensation

November
Text Chancellor doubles inheritance tax threshold for couples
Text HIPs cause ‘wild fluctuations’ in house prices
Text Son overturns will that gave £8.2m to the Tories
Text Widow fails to stop husband’s first wife inheriting £100,000
Text Divorcing husband wins appeal over sale of house
Text Separated couples urged to avoid Christmas disputes over children
Text Court orders child should live with grandparents
Text New council will promote family mediation
Text Asbestos illness sufferers lose right to compensation
Text Employer responsible for employee’s injuries

October
Text New powers of attorney come into effect
Text Divorce or separation affects one in three
Text Government says HIPs are reducing costs
Text Court says divorcing couple should receive equal shares
Text Father overturns residence order granted to his children’s mother
Text Battling sisters continue to challenge inheritance tax
Text More than £1m for baby brain damaged at birth
Text New database could help sick workers
Text Road accident victim awarded £6m

September
Text Rising house prices spread inheritance tax liability
Text HIPs enter the second stage
Text Government defends personal searches in HIPs
Text New power of attorney offers wider range of protection
Text Cohabiting couples still vulnerable despite new rights
Text Husband gets divorce payment reduced
Text Hospital negligence led to young mother’s death
Text Accident victim awarded £1m damages
Text Courts can order that children be told their father’s identity
Text Common sense breaks out over road works

August
Text Government says there are no loopholes in HIPs
Text Sting stung by tribunal ruling
Text Cost of preparing for old age set to rise
Text Divorcee may lose her home to pay former husband’s debts
TextUnresolved legal problems can affect health, say researchers
Text Unmarried fathers may be named on their child’s birth certificate
Text Mother loses daughter over refusal to allow father contact
Text Rail worker awarded damages for knee injury
Text Money laundering regulations could affect some travellers
Text Civil court judges to ditch their wigs

July
Text Big divorce settlements prompt surge in pre-nups
Text Single mother loses maintenance battle with CSA
Text Husband gets divorce settlement reduced
Text Family courts strike balance between openness and privacy
Text Father granted residence order for his son
Text Record pay-out for victim in uninsured driver case
Text Court ruling helps victims of hit and run drivers

June
Text Fractured HIPs start to look a little lame
Text Divorcees could be liable for ex-partner’s debts
Text DIY wills could be a false economy
Text Co-habiting couples must protect their assets
Text Biker injured in boy’s fatal game of dare awarded damages
Text Single mum seeks compensation over CSA ‘incompetence”
Text Micro-sleep crash victim can claim against employer

May
Text TV actor challenges his late wife’s will
Text HIPs are happening, says government minister
Text Trusts are still a good way to keep the taxman at bay
Text Ex-wife won’t share in husband’s future earnings
Text Clampdown on compensation canvassers
Text Judge criticises couple over “grotesquely” expensive divorce battle
Text Ministers drop plans that would hinder injury victims
Text Co-habiting couples must protect their assets

April
Text HIPs revolution rolls on despite criticism
Text Brown fails to keep up with house price inflation
Text Three out of four unprepared for mental incapacity
Text Separating couples urged to use mediation for sake of the children
Text Family friendly laws could backfire for working mums
Text Girl who suffered brain damage awarded £8.5m
Text Judge ‘was wrong’ not to hear evidence from seven-year-old

March 2007
Text Cost of preparing for old age set to rise
Text Insurers should face ‘tighter controls’
Text Mediation can help when someone’s driving you up the wall
Text Archbishop sparks debate on merits of marriage v. co-habiting
Text Why it can pay to challenge a will
Text Victim of abusive partner granted residence order for her children

February 2007
Text More changes in store for launch of HIPs
Text Record pay-out for child born outside marriage
Text Money laundering regulations could hit family trusts
Text Help promised for couples in cross-border divorces
Text New law lets you make life and death decisions in advance
Text Fresh hope for victims of industrial diseases

January 2007
Text House sellers seek legal advice about HIPs
Text Does ‘newlywed’ Little Britain star need a legal makeover?
Text A fresh start for child maintenance
Text Living together agreements help protect assets
Text Battling sisters lose inheritance tax claim
Text Don’t let dream move abroad become a nightmare
Text Overcoming the menace of uninsured drivers
Text Public ‘distrust insurance companies’

December 2006
Text Footballer’s wife victim of botched cosmetic surgery
Text Careful planning helps avoid inheritance tax trap
Text Divorcing couples may be obliged to try mediation
Text Home buyers prefer community spirit to trendy wine bars
Text Couples urged to avoid Christmas flashpoint over kids
Text Empty houses could be taken over by councils

November 2006
Text Church backs rights for unmarried couples
Text Children in divorce battles to be heard as well as seen
Text Wedding bells mean it's time to renew your will
Text HIPs still essential when selling your house
Text Debunking the myth of the killer conker

September 2006

Text McCartneys struggle to maintain ‘friendly’ divorce
Text Terrorist attacks prompt surge in numbers making a will
Text You don’t need a mansion to be hit by inheritance tax
Text Court ruling helps travellers injured abroad
Text Mother regains her children from former lesbian lover
Text Footballer fails to get transfer rule inquiry

August 2006

Text New law on asbestos cancer claims to be backdated
Text Decision making court to help those who lack mental capacity
Text Wife must sell her home to settle with ex-husband
Text Family courts to face public scrutiny
Text Half-way house HIPs switch focus to energy efficiency
Text CSA to be scrapped as net tightens around non-paying fathers

Text Jet crash widow sues - 24/3/04
Text RBS -v- Etridge - 05/11/01

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