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Enduring Powers of Attorney- When is it time to register?

Hannah  Jarvis
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What is an Enduring Power of Attorney? Both Enduring Powers of Attorney ("EPA") and Lasting Powers of Attorney ("LPA") are documents that allow a person (the "Donor") to appoint a friend, family member or authorised body to be...

Legal Tips and Requirements for Launching Your Business

Anna  Horrell
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Starting a business in the UK can be an exciting and rewarding endeavour. However, navigating the legal requirements and obligations can be complex and overwhelming. To help you on your journey, we have compiled a comprehensive guide to the legal tips and...

"I thought we were dealing with this amicably..." - How amicability can be used as a stick in divorce financial matters

Neil Denny
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Something is going on I am being inundated with the following new client enquiry. Client : Hello, I'd like some information please about financial orders and clean breaks. Solicitor : What is the situation? Client :  We have separated and...

Amendments to statutory paternity leave laid before Parliament

Martin Cornforth
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The draft Paternity Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2024 will introduce the following changes: Fathers and partners can take their leave and pay as two non-consecutive blocks of one week, rather than only in one block of either one or two weeks. Fathers...

Claimant's redundancy deemed unfair after employer failed to offer "sickness absence cover" as alternative employment

Martin Cornforth
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In the recent case of Miss C Davies v Neath Port Talbot Council and Governing Body of Sandfields Primary School: 1600320/2023 an Employment Tribunal has considered the fairness of a redundancy procedure. The redundancy procedure arose in response to a...

Government launches consultation on Employment Tribunal fees

Martin Cornforth
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The Government has launched a consultation on reintroducing Employment Tribunal fees. The Supreme Court had previously decided that the former fees regime was unlawful because of the extent to which those fees had restricted access to justice. However, on...

Golf pro dismissed following allegations of sexual harassment succeeds with claim for unfair dismissal

Martin Cornforth
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In the recent case of Sturgess v Cambridge Country Club Ltd: 3312598/2022 an Employment Tribunal has upheld a claim for unfair dismissal. The Claimant was dismissed for gross misconduct after the employer received allegations of harassment from three...

HMRC's Trust Registration Service: Co-Ownership and Residuary Estate Trusts

Joe Pegler
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HMRC introduced their Trust Registration Service (TRS) in 2017. It originally applied to certain taxable trusts and required trustees to register details of these. However, the TRS has since been expanded to cover most trusts, whether or not the trustees...

New transparency rules to keep companies squeaky clean

Anna  Horrell
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Company directors, people with significant control of a company, or anyone who files on behalf of a company, must ensure they comply with new transparency rules from March 2024.  Greater scrutiny of information lies at the heart of the new legislation,...

Lasting Powers of Attorney

Amanda Voakes
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For many people, there unfortunately comes a time whereby they no longer have the mental capacity to handle their own affairs, whether due to old age, injury, or illness. To prepare for these potential circumstances, having a Lasting Power of Attorney in...

Inheritance Tax

Claire Clarke
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When contemplating their overall Inheritance Tax position, many people believe the current Inheritance Tax threshold is now £1 million.  It might therefore surprise some of you to learn that the basic Inheritance Tax nil rate band allowance is...