Piers Feltham
The spectrum of his practice is such that at different times he has legally advised the Conservative Party, the Labour Party, the Liberal Democrat Party, the Communist Party of Great Britain, the Workers’ Revolutionary Party and the Muslim Council of Great Britain, and his pro bono work includes helping the “Ad Hoc” group of zoologists […]
Elizabeth Ovey
Elizabeth is a part-time judge of the Upper Tribunal, which gives her an additional insight into the tribunal side of the Courts and Tribunals Service, which now encompasses financial services, pensions and charity matters. Elizabeth is regularly involved in advising in connection with and attending mediations in her areas of practice. She is ranked as […]
Thomas Dumont KC
The Residential Nil Rate Band: A Path through the Maze – Paper by Charles Holbech
In late 2015, the Government introduced an additional nil rate band for inheritance tax purposes applying where a deceased person’s interest in their residence is “closely inherited” by their children and other descendants, known as the residential nil rate band (“RNRB”). The objective was to meet the criticism that the estates of persons, who are […]
Gordon Nurse
His advice in sporting matters include the drafting of club constitutions, the obtaining of charitable status by organisations concerned with sport, as well as the drafting and enforcement of disciplinary regulations. He was a member of the Hockey Jury of Appeal at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.
Robert Pearce KC
Keith Rowley KC
Discharging a Court of Protection Security Bond After P Dies – Article by Matthew Mills
Matthew Mills’ article titled ‘Discharging a Court of Protection Security Bond After P Dies’ was recently featured in ‘Private Client Business’, published by Sweet & Maxwell. You can read the full article here.
Fraudulent calumny decision upheld
Kate Selway acted for the successful respondent when Morgan J recently dismissed two applications for permission to appeal the decisions of Mr Recorder Lawrence Cohen KC following a two week trial earlier this year concerning consolidated claims of fraudulent calumny and undue influence. Morgan J’s judgments are a useful reminder of the rules for establishing […]
Neutral sanctuary – or intimidating location? Article by Justin Holmes
One aspect of the decision of Charles J in ADS v DSM [2017] EWCOP 8 is causing Court of Protection practitioners a headache as explored below by Justin Holmes. Charles J criticised the parties, and a Court of Protection visitor, for interviewing P at the house of her son, where she lived, whilst her son […]
