For general information on gifts with a reservation of benefit (GROB), see Practice Note: IHT—gifts with reservation of benefit. A post-8 March 1999 gift of an undivided share of land is a gift of property subject to a reservation except in the following circumstances: • the donor does not occupy the land (section 102B(3) of the Finance Act 1986 (FA 1986)), or

For general information on gifts with a reservation of benefit (GROB), see Practice Note: IHT—gifts with reservation of benefit. A post-8 March 1999 gift of an undivided share of land is a gift of property subject to a reservation except in the following circumstances: • the donor does not occupy the land (section 102B(3) of the Finance Act 1986 (FA 1986)), or

Property analysis: The court decided that while a mortgage over a mother’s property should be set aside for undue influence, a previous transfer into joint names of mother and son stood and so the bank had an equitable charge against the son’s beneficial interest. The property would have to be sold to satisfy that charge.

Personal Injury analysis: A High Court decision on a hospital’s liability in negligence for brain damage sustained by a baby during delivery and the consequent nervous shock of the mother and the attending grandmother is examined by Vanessa Cashman, barrister, of 12KBW.

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Motion Picture Licensing Company represents film and television producers and distributors and operates a blanket licensing programme allowing unlimited showings in all types of facilities for an annual fee.

On 14 April 2026, the House of Lords debated a motion of regret against Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules HC 1691, moved by Lord German. The motion, which was withdrawn on the conclusion of the debate, provided that the Statement ‘fails to provide a credible plan for bringing down the asylum backlog and closing asylum hotels, including the provision of safe routes for refugees to enter the UK; risks increasing the bureaucratic burden on the Home Office and costs for taxpayers; further disincentivises proper integration of refugees; will force vulnerable asylum seekers into destitution and rough sleeping; and will place significant financial and operational burdens onto already overstretched local authorities’.

IP analysis: Following the implementation of Directive (EU) 2015/2436 in the UK, allowing the filing of ‘motion’ trade marks and the first successful registration by Toshiba, Margaret Briffa, partner and founder of intellectual property firm Briffa, and Tom Synott, solicitor at Briffa, explain how the new regime works in practice and set out the advantages and disadvantages of registering a motion trade mark.

Civil justice reform: see our Practice Note: Civil justice reform in Scotland—virtual hearings and electronic submission of documents for guidance on the current rules and practice in the Scottish civil courts in relation to virtual hearings and the electronic signing, transmission and lodging of documents. This Practice Note sets out the procedure to be followed for motions in the Court of Session, Sheriff Appeal Court and sheriff courts. Discussion of sheriff court procedure is limited to the procedure under the Ordinary Cause Rules (note that the OCR, Ch 15 procedure also applies in summary applications—see Rule 2.30 of the Summary Application Rules 1999). For sheriff court actions under the Summary Cause or Simple Procedure rules, practitioners should refer to Chapter 9 of the Summary Cause Rules 2002 (in which the equivalent of motions are termed ‘incidental applications’) and Part 9 of the Simple Procedure Rules 2016 (in which the equivalent of motions are termed ‘Applications’) respectively. The Practice Note covers: • drafting a motion or opposition to a motion

This Practice Note considers how to motivate and manage direct reports who are not in the same location as you. Generally it is harder to motivate and manage staff who are not in the same location as you. By developing the skill to manage remotely, you become more able to motivate and manage staff in close proximity as well. Motivation While many subscribe to the idea that lawyers are or should be self-starters and therefore naturally motivated, any team leader worth their salt needs to establish what motivates each member of the team. It is fundamentally flawed to presume that what motivates one person will have the same effect on someone else. For example some in-house lawyers constantly seek variety and novelty. Others prefer to stay in their comfort zone. The former may need to accept that they cannot flit from one novelty to another because it is important to complete assignments and learn from outcomes. The latter may need to be lured out of

An organisation that compensates persons injured by uninsured or untraced drivers.

NOTE: This Practice Note deals with the MIB Uninsured Agreement 2015 and applies to accidents which occur on or after 1 August 2015. For the earlier 1999 agreement (which applies to road traffic accidents which occurred between 1 October 1999 and 31 July 2015), see MIB Uninsured Agreement 1999. NOTE: For accidents occurring on or after 1 March 2017 clauses 7 (vehicle damage) and 9 (terrorism) are omitted from the MIB Uninsured Agreement 2015. These clauses were removed by the Supplementary MIB Agreement 2017 but they will continue to apply to accidents that occurred on or after 1 August 2015 but before 1 March 2017. Where an uninsured driver causes an accident, they will often not have the means to pay compensation personally. For this reason the claimant looks to the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) for compensation. Subject to certain conditions and exclusions, the MIB is obliged to meet any unsatisfied judgment, including costs, under the MIB Uninsured Agreement 2015. Given the nature of uninsured drivers, claims by their