Law Overrides Will That Excludes Partner
October 29, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe law that allows someone who was dependent on a deceased person during their lifetime to make a claim against... Read More
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Court Agrees to Correct Trust Error
October 26, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsWe all make mistakes…and when a contract is set up the terms of which clearly do not reflect what was... Read More
Supreme Court Says No to Divorce Based on Weak Unreasonable Behaviour Claim
October 24, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe Supreme Court judges’ decision to prevent a wife from divorcing her husband, which was made ‘without enthusiasm’, is expected... Read More
Time to Review Your Discretionary Trust?
October 23, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsWhen the Finance Act 2006 came into force, it introduced a ten-year charge on discretionary trusts containing ‘relevant property’. Most... Read More
Building Works Next Door Making Your Life a Misery?
October 18, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsConstruction works on neighbouring properties can make your life a misery but, with the right legal advice, you may be... Read More
Age Discrimination and Retirement
October 17, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsSince the abolition of the Default Retirement Age (DRA) in 2011, it is not permissible for an employer to dismiss... Read More
Workplace Stress – An Employer's Duties
October 17, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe Chartered, Institute of Personnel Development (CIPD) has published its eighteenth annual survey, ‘The Health and Well-Being at Work Report’,... Read More
The Equality Act 2010 – A Guide for Employers
October 17, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe Equality Act 2010 replaced nine major pieces of discrimination legislation and other ancillary measures introduced over the last forty... Read More
The Corporate Manslaughter Act
October 17, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 established a new statutory offence of corporate manslaughter (corporate culpable homicide in... Read More
Failing to Prevent Bribery – Are You at Risk?
October 17, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe Bribery Act 2010 came into force on 1 July 2011. It created a new offence which can be committed... Read More
Deliberate Mistruths in Estate Administration Mean Court Hearing
October 15, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsWhen an estate is to be administered, an application for probate must first be made if the deceased left a... Read More
Switzerland, Not London, the Right Venue for Big Money Divorce
October 10, 2018 12:00 am Leave your thoughtsThe perceived generosity of English judges in big money divorce cases has made the UK the venue of choice for... Read More
