What is the current position regarding spouses/civil partners and CGT? A person can transfer assets to their spouse or civil partner on a no gain, no loss basis up to and including the tax year in which they separate. For example, where a husband acquires shares for £20,000 and later …
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Be reasonable….
Costs incurred in family cases are always relevant - there is only one 'pot' for the legal costs to come out of after all. However, the issue of costs has been mentioned increasingly over the last few months. I think this will increase with the pressure on the family court and the backlogs in …
History repeating….
Lots of cheesey pop songs spring to mind when I am thinking about this next case. ‘Rip It Up’ [Orange Juice]; Stuck In the Middle with You [Stealers Wheel]; Oops I Did It Again [Britney Spears]. We are due to have a change in law[1] but it is not effective yet so we are still having to use the …