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Month: March 2019

29th March 2019

Granted divorce after ticking wrong box on court form

After finally deciding to part ways with his wife, a jubilant husband ticked the official form, left the court and most probably went to celebrate in the pub.…

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27th March 2019

Why obtaining legal advice prior to entering into a consent order is important

Telegraph article The above article from the Telegraph reports on the recent Court decision regarding Tricia Ronane’s wish to sell her share of rights to royalties earned by…

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22nd March 2019

Pre-Nuptial Agreement

In the UK, couples spend approximately £10k billion every year on weddings. The average wedding currently costs approximately £35k. There is increased pressure on couple to prepare the…

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20th March 2019

Court of Appeal Strike Out Claims by Local Authorities Against Property Owners Using Business Rates Avoidance Schemes

Property owners with vacant premises will be interested in the recent Court of Appeal decision in Rossendale Borough Council v Hurstwood Properties (A) Ltd and others [2019] EWCA Civ…

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19th March 2019

Mixed Use Lending

What is a mixed use property? HM Revenue & Customs (“HMRC”) define a mixed use property as, “one that has both residential and non-residential elements”. An example of…

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8th March 2019

Ellisons appointed to Legal Framework

Ellisons is pleased to announce that we have been appointed to the Greenfields Community Housing Legal Services Framework. The appointment follows a competitive tender process organised by Greenfields Community Housing…

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5th March 2019

Bewley v HMRC (2019)

In Bewley v HMRC (2019) the First-tier Tax Tribunal (“FTT”) ruled that a bungalow and a plot of land (with planning permission (“PP”) for demolition of existing dwelling…

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1st March 2019

Ellisons continue to support Ipswich Sporting Lunch Club

The club, which was set up in January 2015, raises money for SportsAid, the national charity for sports people, to enable them to support talented up and coming…

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