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Teachers disciplined for sexual misconduct

Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

Win the right to a lawyer

Teachers facing disciplinary action because of sexual misconduct allegations involving pupils have the right to a lawyer.

The teacher (a man) kissed the boy (15) in a local church. He was dismissed after the boy’s parents read about the kiss in their son’s diary.

The school reported the teacher to the Secretary of State for Schools, who, has the power to ban teachers for life from working with children.

Delivering judgment, Lord Justice Laws said that a lawyer might make a “great deal” of difference to the “flavour and emphasis” of the governors’ conclusions, as well as to any contest over the main facts.

“And if an advocate might have effected such a difference before the governors, then the influence of their conclusions on the final decision making might also have been different.”

Rodney Hylton-Potts said “This is a major breakthrough for all in the caring professions. Hearings are not meant to be overly formal or adversarial but we need to bear in mind what is at stake.”

In these days of safeguarding, the implications on a teacher of malpractice allegations can be profound. They are as a bad as being convicted of a criminal offence in other spheres of work.’

Telephone or email, Rodney Hylton-Potts, the expert who can be with you every step of the way on our 24-hour legal helpline service.

Phone 020 7381 8111 or email law@rhplaw.co.uk

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Can we remove an executor?

Monday, February 8th, 2010

How many beneficiaries of wills complain about an executor, who is too slow and expensive?

Nearly all, and often the criticism to justified.

A professional executor’s client is dead so it can easily go to the bottom of the pile.

Here at Hylton-Potts Legal Consultants, we help you replace the Executor with you the beneficiary, to take over the winding up on an estate for a fraction of the price of a professional executor and much more quickly.

The costs are usually less than £1000.

A Mr David Khan is applying to the High Court. Keep an eye on the case. It could have important implications for beneficiaries.

In the meantime if you want any advice about a will, probate or executors call the expert Rodney Hylton Potts on 24 hour free legal helpline.

020 7381 8111

Or e-mail

law@rhplaw.co.uk

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The World’s Favourite Airline?

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Imagine the scene. You and your wife board a BA flight, and you find yourself sitting next to a 12 year old boy travelling alone.

The steward asks you to move. You ask why, and are told that this is a policy, which in effect treats all men as perverts.

A fairy story? Not at all. This is a case before the Slough County Court where a humiliated and furious businessman, with a wife and children of his own has had enough of it.

All of us should boycott BA flights until this outrageous discriminatory unlawful practice is stopped.

What do you think?

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The Detective Spouse

Thursday, January 14th, 2010

Where a wife (usually) suspects that her husband is concealing assets, she turns detective.

Copying documents, steaming open post, listening to phone calls and rummaging through his papers, to find secret bank accounts, credit cards and assets held in a third party names. often a mistress.

In the case of Hildebrand the Judge ruled that a document left lying around can be copied, and used in a divorce financial claim.

The celebrity chef Pierre Marco White is hitting back and is taking his ex-wife and her solicitors to court for dirty tricks.

Shivers have gone down the spine of family solicitors, who are running scared.

We are not like that. Nor would we be so intimidated. If the procedure is correctly followed the right of a wife not to be cheated and lied to, will outweigh rules governing commercial espionage.

If you think your spouse is hiding assets from you come to us. Solicitors are no use to you any more. We can help.

Consult the expert with over 25 years experience of dealing with difficult situations like this. There is no substitute for experience, coupled with speed, efficiency and cost effectiveness.

24 hours a day.

Rodney Hylton-Potts 020-7381 8111 or email law@rhplaw.co.uk

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The Eleventh Commandment

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

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Stamp Duty on Goodwill – the season of goodwill by the tax man?

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Goodwill arises from the business and personal relationship between the person who runs the business, and its clients or customers and the reputation of the business.

It has a value. It can often have a higher value, than a lease or fixtures and equipment.

Judges have talked about cat goodwill, dog goodwill, rat goodwill and even rabbit goodwill, and when you hear what they all mean, they mean, you will laugh but your head will spin.

The tax man attempts to tax goodwill but this can and should be resisted, with expert advice.

Also the split of the price between goodwill, a lease and fixtures and equipment when one is acquiring a business such as a dry cleaners or a restaurant, can have important tax implications.

Consult the experts.

Rodney Hylton-Potts
24 hours a day legal help and e-mail advice line.

020 7381 8111
law@rhplaw.co.uk

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They took the light bulbs and the loo rolls

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

A very common scenario when you move into a property, is to find that the seller has taken everything, sometimes literally down to light bulbs and loo rolls. The shit and has even stop you having one!

Always inspect just before your lawyer, pays over the money on completion. You should be fully aware of what is a fixture and a fitting. Unless it says so in the contract, the seller cannot remove any fixtures in place on exchange.

Many buyers instruct solicitors or conveyancers who offer a cheaper service. Fair enough but if a dispute like this comes up you need to consult the experts.

Phone Rodney Hylton-Potts 020 7381 8111 or e-mail law@rhplaw.co.uk.

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Disclosure to the tax man

Monday, January 11th, 2010

In the United Kingdom and the United States, the current fashionable trend, in the credit crunch, is for the tax man to offer amnesty. Typically reveal your offshore accounts and only pay a 10% fixed penalty.
As so often the devil is in the detail. and the small print.

A 10% fixed penalty is attractive, but the decision is not one to be taken lightly or quickly.

Think:
1. Is everything you are disclosing complete and accurate?

2. Does it include all offshore assets, and all unpaid taxes and duties over the last 20 years, on or offshore?

3. Has there been “serious fraud”.

4. Are there any other offences? If for example you have a problem that in that the funds came from drug dealing, illegal imports, VAT carrousels, prostitution, illegal mini-cabing, unlicensed waste disposal, unauthorised asbestos removal or money laundering, the tax man is not going to go with the 10% offer, or even if he does, you could well be prosecuted for these other offences, as the tax man will pass the details onto other investigating and prosecution authorities.

Your solicitor may have to “shop you” under money laundering regulations.

Be slow to put your hand up. Talk to Hylton-Potts in strict confidence 020 7391 8111

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Would you have done the same?

Friday, January 8th, 2010

We all remember Tony Martin but what about Munir Hussain, a respectable married businessman with children.

A burglar enters his house. Mr Hussain catches the burglar and with the help of his son overpowers him hitting him on the head with a cricket bat.

Result. The burglar walks free and Mr Hussain is now in jail sentenced to two and a half years in jail.

The current law allows householder to respond to a burglar with “reasonable force”. This should be immediately changed to allow householders to defend their homes and families unless they have responded in a “grossly disproportionate” manner.

It should be the burglar in jail not Mr Hussain, and this is exactly the sort of law that is rife for a binding referendum, which happens in California.

What are your thoughts – please comment below

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Simon Cowell – Saviour of Democracy?

Monday, December 21st, 2009

The Guardian and others, have sneered at Simon for his idea of having political debates with public voting like the X Factor. They should think again.

The rules could be easily set out. A non-profit making show with any excess going to charity. One vote per phone and leading politicians being involved as debaters. John Sergeant would be an admirable moderator, with his experience on Vote For Me and Kelvin Mackenzie and Lorraine Kelly could also be added.

With all the leading parties running scared of binding referendums, which have completely changed the political landscape for the better in California, this is an excellent idea which should be promoted not put down.

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