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Incidents of a Deprivation of Liberty are on the increase. Often, these are used to detain people in a hospital or place them in a care home despite the person in question (“the Patient”) not consenting, or being unable to consent, to the same.
The Government seems hell bent on taxing estates by the back door. Not content with a 40% inheritance tax bill and allowances that have barely increased since 1986, we are now faced with an impending massive hike in probate court fees.
The European Court of Justice held that the taste of food cannot be protected by Copyright. The Court held that the taste of food was too "subjective and variable" for it to meet the requirements for copyright protection.
"Probate" often refers to a Grant of Representation in an Estate. This is a legal document that confirms who has the authority to deal with an Estate after a person dies.