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“Good fences make good neighbours.” (Robert Frost) The neighbours, in the affluent suburb of Bakoven, had been locked in an acrimonious dispute for almost two decades [...]

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” (Benjamin Franklin) On New Year’s Day in 2012, the rider was travelling along Airport Road (MR347), [...]

“It is revolting to have no better reason for a rule of law than that so it was laid down in the time of Henry IV.” [...]

“One ring to rule them all.” (JRR Tolkien in The Lord of the Rings) When it comes to making sure that you get to choose who [...]

“It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into trouble. It’s what you know for sure that just ain’t so.” (attributed to Mark Twain) A [...]

“The palest ink is better than the best memory.” (Chinese proverb) A founder dies and the family disagrees about what should happen to the assets. Then [...]

“You do not mend a broken vase by handing over a new one.” (Anonymous) When a property sale is cancelled, most people picture a straightforward reset. [...]

14-18 September 2026 National Wills Week is around the corner and DTS Attorneys will be participating. Wills Week is a Law Society Initiative where any person [...]

“Things do not go away. They go somewhere.” (Annie Dillard) Many trustees assume that a dormant trust can be safely forgotten. No income, no assets, no [...]

“All’s fair in love and war, but not in business.” (Modern twist on the old proverb) Your business is flying after years of hard work and [...]