Interest on Judgment Debts and Section 17 of the Judgment Debts Act 1838 amid rising interest rates

The link as originally posted: https://www.duncanlewis.co.uk/housing_news/Interest_on_Judgment_Debts_and_Section_17_of_the_Judgment_Debts_Act_1838_amid_rising_interest_rates_(2_November_2022).html The post as per the link above was amended ever so slightly to remove a little chuckle of mine. For the benefit of eagle-eyed fans of Yes Minister I set out the full unredacted and resplendent version below - Interest on a sum awarded in litigation as below may …

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Fishing – Catching a Sea Bass

This is a post about fishing – catching, killing, preparing and eating a beautiful sea bass from a seaside pier close to home in the East of England. Not my usual legal practice area, but as a lawyer writing on his legal blog it would be remiss of me not to add a squeeze of …

Wheezes for Lifetime Tax Planning

Firstly, a note of clarification, just as the Speaker of the House of Commons may require for Hansard. “Wheezes” is used in its broadest and most proper sense and implies nothing of the sort “dodgy”. Indeed, a Member has been ejected from the House for refusing to retract his use of the word “dodgy”, and …

The 1984 Act

I began drafting this article – or, an earlier version at least – in April when we were just a couple of weeks into the first lockdown. At that point the scope of the article was broad. It was intended as an overview of the coronavirus legislation, and the offences that were being created practically …

The Laws in England governing Trials by Juries in the Criminal Courts

The Juries Act 1974, as amended, contains the principal statutory basis for how juries are formed, what they look like and how they work. Beyond this legislation, case law has developed in a number of ways in relation to juries. In case law, the following three principles set out the role and privileges of the …

Timeline – the Modern Jury Laws

As you may imagine, the following information took some considerable time to compile. Readers may find it interesting to peruse or useful to refer to in their own work. There will, of course, be cases and sections of legislation relevant to the topic not included below, but I have taken trouble as far as I …

Will Writing during COVID 19

I have prepared a blog post on writing or altering a Will under the current Emergency Period for Hanne & Co. Solicitors. You may access the blog post here: https://www.hanne.co.uk/writing-or-altering-a-will-covid-19/