Farmers warned to plan ahead to prevent their families facing huge tax bills after their death Farmers across the UK could be leaving their children with ’crippling’ tax bills after they die. Helen Gough, associate at MFG solicitors warned...

Home owners across the UK who have abandoned plans to sell their homes due to concerns about falling house prices are being urged to think wisely before embarking on extension or refurbishment plans. Peter Simner, a leading conveyancing lawyer, has issued...

A KIND-hearted Wyre Forest law firm has donated £500 to a charity that offers vital support to people with disabilities. The donation from mfg Solicitors will provide much-needed funding for charity Snoezelen, which offers multi-sensory activities for...

Lottery-winning couple split following divorce dispute An unhappy UK woman who won the National Lottery 12 years ago has divorced her longstanding husband, following a dispute over an alleged affair discovered on a ‘make-or-break’ holiday,...

A LAWYER from Ludlow believes that many elderly people may be paying needlessly for care. Ludlow and south Shropshire has a higher proportion of older people than the rest of the country. Experts from Ludlow law firm mfg Solicitors, who specialise in...

Elderly people about to go into a care home are now facing average fees of £30,000 a year, a study has shown. Research carried out by the care agency Prestige Nursing found that the costs involved were rising at a rate some ten times faster than...

A father who won a landmark legal case over Britain’s surrogacy laws hopes to soon recieve the same rights as other parents. In May, the father (who wishes to remain anonymous) won a High Court ruling, in which the Government pledged to update the law...

Charity calls for civil partnerships to be made available to heterosexual couples A prominent charity is calling for civil partnerships to be opened up to heterosexual couples in Scotland. The news comes shortly after Northern Ireland made history at the...

Home owners who have abandoned plans to sell their homes due to concerns about falling house prices are being urged to think wisely before embarking on extension or refurbishment plans. Peter Simner, one of the region’s leading conveyancing lawyers,...

There has been a sharp rise in new mothers experiencing discrimination in the workplace, a report reveals. Mothers who have taken maternity leave face greater risk of redundancy and zero-hour contracts, Citizens Advice have found, with a near 60 per cent...

Business leaders have suggested that successive governments have failed to deliver when it comes to energy policy. The Institute of Directors (IoD) recently polled 1,000 of its members and almost seven in ten were unhappy with the handling of the issue in...

The Government collected more than £4.5billion in Inheritance Tax (IHT) during the last financial year. The revenue raised in 2015/16 was a 17 per cent increase on the 12 months previously and a staggering 91 per cent higher than the sum which flowed...

The Government has confirmed that the £30,000 tax free allowance on certain elements of termination payments is to be retained. In the summer budget of 2015, the Government revealed an intention to review the tax and National Insurance...

Sports Direct ordered to pay workers £1 million in backpay Employees at Sports Direct’s Derbyshire distribution centre will receive backpay of around £1 million after earning less than minimum wage, Unite union report. The Union has...

BEIS must make long-term energy policy ‘number one priority’, say businesses 80 per cent of large UK firms believe that the creation of a long-term energy policy should be ‘number one priority’ for the newly-formed Department for...

A former government minister has criticised the suggestion that well-off pensioners should look to downsize or remortgage their homes to meet the cost of care home fees. John Godfrey, a senior aide to the Prime Minister, had said that many elderly people...

County law firm mfg Solicitors has strengthened its leading employment and commercial services offering in Shropshire with the appointment of a new partner. Widely-regarded expert Chris Piggott has joined to lead employment and HR services in the...

Spouses planning to divorce a partner suffering from mental health problems are being warned of potential complications as the time taken to end a marriage is increasing. The alert comes from respected family lawyer Gurdip Kaur-Brring who is urging people...

Farmers across the UK risk leaving their children with ‘crippling’ tax bills after they die, one of the county’s leading rural lawyers has warned. Helen Gough, an associate at Worcestershire law firm mfg Solicitors, says complex rules for...

British actress paid half as much as male co-star A British actress has threatened to quit her role in “The Wedding Singer” after discovering her male colleagues were being paid twice as much. The former Emmerdale star, Roxanne Pallett, had...

Prime Minister under fire over plans for controversial changes to fracking laws Newly-appointed Prime Minister Theresa May has come under fire for suggesting controversial changes to fracking laws – which could see residents affected by...

A scheme started earlier this year – with the aim of improving public understanding of the Court of Protection – has been given a 12 month extension. A decision had been taken at the tail end of last year to provide both the press and wider...

Studies shed light on divorce trends in Britain and beyond Two research projects probing divorce trends have unveiled the most common reasons for the breakdown of marriages in Britain and beyond. This week, a study highlighted by Good to know magazine...

The Labour party have called for an overhaul of employment law, following the disastrous collapse of BHS. They have asked for improvements to the rights and protections of workers, and higher wages for those in the lowest paid jobs. The move follows the...

BEIS announces unexpected cut to renewable heat support Late last week, the recently-formed Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announced a surprise cut to renewable heat support – which could potentially put more than...