Court of Protection strips sons of Power of Attorney A series of disputes between two men previously appointed to oversee their elderly mother’s finances mean that they are no longer capable of acting as deputies, a Judge has ruled. The mum-of-four,...
Brexit: What would an ‘out vote’ mean for employment law? With a significant share of the UK’s employment law coming from Europe, a Brexit vote could bring big changes to Britain, especially if the Government decided to revoke all...
Family’s frustration over protracted appeals process A woman embroiled in a lengthy legal battle over more than £250,000 in nursing home fees has criticised the appeals process. Elizabeth Goodchild had submitted a claim to the West Hampshire...
Misconceptions about adoption from care A recent survey has revealed that the public significantly underestimates the primary reasons why adoption is decided on as the best placement option for a child in care and has no idea how many adoptions there are...
As the first bank holidays of the year approach, with Easter almost upon us, now is a good time to review what holidays employees are entitled to. The Working Time Regulations 1998 entitle all employees to 5.6 weeks of annual leave – that’s 28...
The Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2016 (SI 2016/288) (the Order) and will come into force on 6th April 2016. In cases involving dismissal, the new figures will apply where the effective date of termination (...
Farmers could be among the beneficiaries of tweaks to Inheritance Tax (IHT) rules. The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers (CAAV) said that changes being phased in over the next few years could make a big difference to the sector. Under the new...
The Government has announced that it is to increase its committed funding to £80m to protect women and girls from violence as part of a new Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy. There will be a new VAWG Service Transformation Fund coming...
Bra tycoon and new Tory peer Michelle Mone is being taken to a tribunal over claims of bullying, harassment, sexual discrimination and failure to pay wages. Former office manager Mark Ali will bring allegations against the Ultimo millionaire in a...
The Energy and Climate Change Committee has said that the sudden changes to UK energy policy since the last election have dented investor confidence and potentially made it more difficult and expensive for the country to get the green power generation it...
Last week DECC launched a consultation to reform the Renewable Heat Incentive, which supports the uptake of renewable heat systems. DECC is proposing to rafts of changes in the Consultation; the first set of changes are unlikely to be subject to change and...
Families have spoken of the challenges of exercising Power of Attorney when dealing with banks and financial institutions. Last month it was revealed that the number of complaints from those trying to manage finances on behalf of a loved one had doubled in...
Figures showing that 1,220 possible cases of forced marriage in Britain were reported to the authorities last year may not reflect the full scale of abuse, the Home Office has said. The specialist Forced Marriage Unit, a join Home and Foreign Office...
A junior doctor claims his career has been derailed after being involved in a legal dispute over protection for whistleblowers. Chris Day, 31, says he has been in ‘limbo’ for nearly two years after waiting for the outcome of a tribunal which...
Farmers who are selling their properties and land are leaving it too long to instruct solicitors – costing them time and money. That is the warning from Midlands agricultural legal specialist Alexandra Phillips who is concerned that a growing number...
Former Labour leader Ed Milliband has gathered together groups of campaigners and MPs to lobby Parliament for a law to make the UK’s carbon emissions target legally binding. The target, agreed at the recent Paris climate talks, wishes for the UK to...
A High Court Judge has suggested that senior judges should share their views on a recent public disclosure disagreement concerning how much information the public should be told about big-money divorce disputes. Mr Justice Holman, analyst of divorce cash...
Probate cases could increasingly be dealt with by new “digital” courts, a senior Judge has argued. Giving a speech earlier this week, Sir James Munby said that the judicial process needed to evolve and suggested that some proceedings would be...
A union fighting against a Government decision to make workers pay to pursue proceedings in employment tribunals has been given the go-ahead to take its action to the UK’s highest court. The Supreme Court has granted Unison permission to challenge a...
Sarah Coyne – property litigation solicitor mfg solicitors Over the last 4 months the changes to the obligations on residential landlords has changed the landscape in the private rented sector. Changes from 01 October 2015 require landlords to...