My spouse and I are in agreement regarding the financial side of the divorce. Do we need to do anything more formal? It is possible in the jurisdiction of England and Wales to get from married to divorced without formally dealing with the...
The costs of care home fees are exceptionally high and ever increasing. This has led to people becoming, understandably, increasingly concerned that the cost of care will eat away at their assets which they worked hard for their whole life. Usually, this...
EHRC publishes revised guidance on single-sex spaces - but employers are still waiting The Supreme Court has ruled. The EHRC has updated its Code of Practice. And yet, if you are an HR professional trying to navigate single-sex spaces in the...
Employment Rights Act 2025: Trade Union change non-unionised employers need to have on their radar If your organisation has never dealt with a trade union, the Employment Rights Act 2025 ’s changes to trade union law are not background...
Family farms are often built on more than hard work and soil. They are sustained by trust, shared expectations, and promises about the future. But what happens when those promises are never put in writing, and expectations clash with legal reality? The...
What is a prohibited steps order? A prohibited steps order, often referred to as a PSO, is a court order under section 8 of the Children Act 1989. A prohibited steps order prevents a specific action that is not deemed to be in the child’s best...
New statutory rates for 2026 April marks the month each year where changes to statutory rates come into force. Most rate changes take effect from 6 th April (to align with the start of the new tax year). The statutory rates for...
In today’s digital age, our lives are increasingly managed online. We store photographs, correspondence and documents on our mobile phones, manage finances through banking apps rather than paper statements, and rely on email or messaging services...
If you have assets that you have acquired prior to a marriage, sometimes a product of a previous marriage or inheritance, or because you are getting married later in life; it is perfectly understandable to want to protect those assets or wealth prior to...
As a business owner, you have worked hard to build an important asset. But have you considered what happens to this asset if you or one of your co-directors are no longer with us? Without a formal strategy, your business and your family’s...
