The Pension Advisory Group, an interdisciplinary group of family law professionals, including family law judges, barristers, solicitors and pension experts, finally published its report after two years of hard work this month. The report is intended as a best practice guide for family lawyers and covers issues such as information gathering regarding pensions, pension values, […]
It has been reported that two million of the UK’s lowest paid workers could become eligible for statutory sick pay for the first time under Government proposals to support sick and disabled staff. This is a welcome development as vital changes need to be made to a statutory sick pay scheme that many view as […]
Data protection laws in the UK were updated on 25 May 2018 when the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018 came into force. These changes were the subject of much media attention in the months leading up to the implementation of these changes. Gradually we are seeing some developments in this area after a slow […]
The headlines have all recently been taken by the Conservative leadership battle, but in a bid to throw off the impending sense of doom that has only arisen because of the sorry prospect of Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt being the next Prime minister, Boris has pledged to make a significant cut to Stamp Duty […]
Human Resources as a department, has historically, notionally existed to support both its employer and their employees equally. It is a common perception by employees that its support is not applied even-handedly, instead being tilted more towards the interests of the employer rather than the employee. The reality is that the possibility of an employee […]
It has been reported in the press that outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May has proposed offering fathers 12 weeks’ paid paternity leave. This is part of a series of legacy policies that she hopes to implement before she leaves office. If implemented it has been suggested that the first four weeks would be payable at […]
You’ve booked the holiday, ordered the foreign currency and packed the sun tan lotion, but have you checked the formalities for taking your children abroad? You must have the permission of everyone with Parental Responsibility before you take a child abroad. If you don’t, you are committing the offence of child abduction. The only exception […]
If you are in the process of divorcing your spouse or civil partner, then you should be aware of the effect that divorce will have on your Will. Whereas a marriage will automatically revoke any Will that you had previously made, a divorce will only affect the clauses dealing with your soon to be ex-spouse […]
Patrick is in Sainsburys and tries to use his bank card to pay for his groceries. Card declined. He tries again. Declined. Patrick is mortified and has to leave his pint of milk and loaf of bread at the checkout. He calls his bank, who tell him that they will look into the matter for […]
On 1 June 2019 the Tenant Fees Act 2019 (‘TFA 2019’) came into power changing the fees landlords or letting agents are permitted to charge tenants. The TFA 2019 marks the end of upfront fees and costs that were typically recovered from tenants by landlords and letting agents when renting a property. Below we set […]
