Coming Soon: Significant changes to UK planning laws
3 July 2020
This week the government announced sweeping changes to UK planning rules which will come into effect in September.
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Divorce in Scotland, maintenance in England
3 July 2020
The Supreme Court has just decided that a wife is able to claim maintenance in the English Courts notwithstanding that...
Extension of IR35 Postponed
19 March 2020
The government has announced that the extension of IR35 to medium and large companies in the private sector is being...
COVID-19 - Useful links for employers
19 March 2020
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic poses a number of serious and substantial challenges for employers, with the vast...
Ethical veganism recognised as a philosophical belief
6 January 2020
In the case of Casamitjana v League Against Cruel Sports, the Employment Tribunal has ruled that ethical veganism is a...
The end of the Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill
5 November 2019
The Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill was introduced onto the House of Lords in July 2017. It had some...
Two out of five couples divorce via the internet (The Sunday Telegraph 3 November 2019)
3 November 2019
Jacqueline Fitzgerald has recently been featured in The Sunday Telegraph commenting on family court data showing that...
Plans to increase Probate Fees scrapped
22 October 2019
Alison Morris (Partner) and Emma Litchfield (Solicitor) comment on recent news that there will be no increase in...
Taxman clamps down on Inheritance Tax property dodges (The Times 12 October 2019)
12 October 2019
Rupert Wilkinson has been featured in The Times commenting on HMRC's on inheritance tax property dodges.
Rupert said,...
Some thoughts on the intention to abolish section 21 - part 3
27 September 2019
2 clear reasons why the abolishing s.21 is bad
There are 2 significant reasons why I believe the proposal to abolish...
And finally… where’s the new Charities Bill?
4 September 2019
Following the publication of the Law Commission's paper "Technical issues in Charity Law", published in September 2017,...
Employment Law e-alert Autumn 2019
30 August 2019
Welcome to the latest edition of our Employment newsletter.
In this edition, the newest member of the team Margaret...
The end of the assured shorthold tenancy?
2 August 2019
Introduction
This is the first of a two-part review on the consultation issued by the Government in respect of the...
Court of Protection fees reduction
26 July 2019
As of 22 July 2019, the fee for making an application to the Court of Protection has been reduced from £385 to £365. ...
Draft Finance Bill 2020 published on 11 July 2019
12 July 2019
These measures have been announced previously, but the key points of interest are:
Principal private residence relief:...
The Office of Tax Simplification has today made recommendations in relation to inheritance tax
5 July 2019
Summary of Recommendations:
Key area 1: Lifetime gifts
Gift exemptions package
The government should, as a package:...
Levelling the playing field on private estates
7 June 2019
Freehold Properties (Management Charges) Bill 2019 (HC Bill 396)
This private members' bill had its first reading on 5...
Tenant Fees Act 2019 comes into force
29 May 2019
Following on from our recent article on the new Form 6A (which must be used from 1 June 2019) please also be aware that...
An update to Section 21 Housing Act 1988
16 May 2019
Following on from the recent successful residential property seminar on 14 May 2019, Peter Bourke, Mike Ellis and...
New Guidance on Lasting Powers of Attorney
29 January 2019
The Court of Protection has decided on test cases brought by the Public Guardian to assess the validity of Assisted...