Date: March2018

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Parental Alienation Syndrome

Parental Alienation Syndrome

Where one parent poisons their child against the other this is known as parental alienation, the ultimate aim of which is to persuade the child to permanently exclude that parent from their life. In the case of Re H-B (2015) His Honour Judge Wildblood held the following view: “where two parents share parental responsibility, it […]

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First Time Buyer Stamp Duty Savings

First Time Buyer Stamp Duty Savings

In the Budget on 22 November 2017, the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced a relief from stamp duty land tax (SDLT) for first time buyers. The relief will apply from 22 November 2017 to purchases of residential property for £500,000 or less, provided the purchaser intends to occupy the property as their only or main […]

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