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A school has just lost a case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal because it changed the days a part time teacher was required to work even though this did not...

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks are very much in the news at present as the ramifications of the Jimmy Savile affair are considered. Some employers might be tempted to...

The Chancellor’s Autumn statement brought about a significant change to Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) on death. But how could the changes benefit you and are there any shortcomings? ISAs are...

Executorship can be an honour, or fraught with difficulty but whatever the circumstances, there are rules and good practice which need to be followed. If you agree to be an...

Cohabiting couples are the fastest growing family type in the UK according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics. The number of cohabiting couples has doubled since...

With less than 4 weeks to go until eligible parents can begin sharing up to 50 weeks parental leave and pay, many businesses are unprepared, without any policies or guidance...

It seems that everyone is using some form of social media these days, whether it is Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or another platform. For those unfortunately involved in a family dispute,...

From April 2016, the government is capping care costs after the age of 65. The cap will be £72,000. Although the care cap is an attempt to limit the costs...

The decision of Lord Justice Pitchford in the case of Ian Wright and Tracey Wright that “divorcees with children aged over seven should work for a living” is having reverberations throughout...

The government recently announced that the amount of debt over which an individual can be made bankrupt will increase. The new bankruptcy threshold could result in a significant drop of...

Whilst the life of residential property owners was made much better with the new laws on squatters in 2012, no such protection has been given to commercial landlords. Section 144...

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice, Minister for the Courts and Legal Aid (Mr Shailesh Vara) has today released a statement from the Ministry of Justice, confirming that the...

From 1 April 2015 it will be a legal requirement for healthcare providers to display their CQC performance ratings. They will need to be displayed at their premises where they...

With the looming removal of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) insolvency exemption, insolvency practitioners need to act quickly to fund and insure cases in order...

Everyone looks forward to going on holiday and getting away from it all. Some take it a step further and buy a property abroad, perhaps visiting for the rest of...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) went some way towards answering this question in the case of Game v Laws UKEAT/0188/14. This case highlights the importance of employers taking a proactive approach to...

A recent Court of Appeal (CoA) ruling reinforces the need for tenants and commercial landlords to seek to minimise the uncertainties of ‘holding over’. A contracted-out tenant who continues to occupy the...

Step 1: Pension nomination If you are contributing to a pension scheme but have not yet taken any benefits, this can be a valuable part of your estate. Of course,...

People often use the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one to evaluate their lives. This can result in someone deciding that they are unhappy...

In the chancellor’s autumn statement he dropped plans for a general review of inheritance tax and trusts. However the government has now published draft legislation targeting multiple-trust inheritance tax (IHT)...