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When should parents be looking elsewhere and not to Judges when they cannot agree upon arrangements for their…

From either side of the political aisle, the reign of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been…

As a result of recent resurgence in cases of COVID-19, the last two weeks have seen two major developments in…

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced the replacement to the Coronavirus Job Retention…

This article was first published in the September 2020 Charity News Review from The Association of Charitable…

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For some of you it will have been a short break over the summer before preparations for…

The Department for Education (DfE) issued a flurry of new and updated guidance at the end of last week. The…

We have collected some of the most important issues and recent headlines which schools should be aware of to…

The new KCSIE guidance was published on 1 September 2020 and is available here. Part 1 for all school staff is…

Preparations for September 2020 were likely to have started earlier than usual as more pupils are welcomed back…

As reported in our article on 28 August 2020 (here), on 21 August 2020 the government issued a press release…

The Chancellor has, very recently, asked The Office for Tax Simplification to undertake a review of Capital…

As reported in our article on 8 June 2020 (here), on 5 June 2020 the government's Civil Procedure Rule…

It is usually the capital assets that are at the forefront of people's minds when parties are deciding how to…

The first-tier tribunal has recently ruled on whether a transaction would qualify for multiple dwellings relief…

That is the question which immediately comes to mind when reading the very recent decision of the Family…

At times it is hard to remember what life was like before the Coronavirus epidemic and before the Country was…

'Radcliffe talks Real Estate' is a series of short and informative webinars, offering a quick update on issues…

"The Wills Act 1837 has obviously been good law for some time. It's worth noting it survived the Spanish Flu…

The government will shortly put in place legislation for signing wills by video link. This will be backdated to…

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, confirmed in his summer statement on the 8 July 2020 that the…

It was a relief to many organisations and contractors that the new IR35 Regulations ("Regulations") which were…

Most employers will be aware that they can be held liable for an employee's actions in the course of their…

The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (more commonly known as "TUPE")…

Details of the flexible furlough scheme including the new Treasury Direction have now been published and…

As part of a number of measures to alleviate the impact of coronavirus on the economy, the Chancellor has…

This week, the government has announced measures to lift the current prohibition on wedding ceremonies in…

The Supreme Court has just decided that a wife is able to claim maintenance in the English Courts…

Even before the present crisis and "lockdown" the Family Courts were struggling to keep on top of their work…

Whilst cryptocurrencies have been in existence for over 10 years, beginning with the launch of Bitcoin, these…

In any government grant scheme as widely utilised as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), there will…

Legal and emotional strategies to help families manage the stressful consequences of what has been a global…

A Bill which will make wide ranging reforms to Divorce law in England and Wales has just passed its third and…

As reported in our article on 30 March 2020 (here), on 27 March 2020 the Master of the Rolls and Lord…

Relationship breakdown can be an enormously stressful and worrying experience and the legal system needs to…

In April, sales of UK residential properties hit their lowest level since records began - less than half the…

Prior to the late May bank holiday weekend, the Treasury issued a further direction on the operation of the…

Why make a will?

This question is often asked and the same answers given, to name a few:

• Reduce Inheritance…

When the country went into lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic in mid-March many businesses came to a…

Last week, the Chancellor announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended until the…

The Coronavirus crisis and the lock-down measures have thrown up all sorts of problems, and one which we deal…

Judges will always want to find a way in which financial proceedings between a divorcing couple come to an end.…

Restrictions on the property market are being relaxed with new guidance giving the green light to allow a…

Following consultation with employers, unions and business groups, the government has issued guidance notes for…

As we approach Boris Johnson's lockdown announcement on Sunday, the government have circulated seven draft…

The turbulent economic climate has seen many tenants (whose businesses are struggling financially) approach…

In this article Graham Coy, from our family team, and Ashley Palmer, Child Inclusive Family mediator at A.…

The family courts must take swift action to prevent parents from using coronavirus to alienate children from…

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the property market as a whole, with sales and…