Introduction Whilst it is always hoped and expected that your marriage will last a lifetime, sometimes, these wishes are not fulfilled. In the event of this, and to avoid litigation, it is sometimes a preference for both parties to sign an...
The short answer is yes: if a non-molestation order is made against you, you can challenge it. Background A non-molestation order prevents an individual who is in some way connected to the applicant from having any contact (Family Law Act,...
Typically married couples will be exempt from Capital Gains Tax (CGT) when they transfer (or sell) assets between themselves. This is because the disposal of assets is not treated as ‘chargeable’. The law states that the transfers between spouses...
Welcome Section 100(1)(d) and (e) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 provides employees with protection from dismissal if they exercise their right to leave the workplace or refuse to return to it, or take other steps to protect themselves, if...
Welcome Employees have the right not to be unfairly dismissed. For a dismissal to be fair, an employer must show that they have a potentially fair reason to dismiss - such as conduct or redundancy - and that they acted reasonably in treating...
Following a successful mediation last Tuesday (a Settlement Agreement was signed by around 7pm), I reflected generally on what the controllables are that one can control, or at least try to control, as a mediation advocate and as the solicitor representing...
The recent case of Whittle v Whittle indicates that poisoning a potential testator’s mind against another beneficiary by casting dishonest aspersions upon his or her character, where the person making the aspersions either knows them to be...
Just because a shareholder doesn’t like how the company is being managed doesn’t mean the court will make a finding of unfair prejudice. In Primekings Holding Limited v Anthony King [2021] EWCA Civ 1943 the Court of Appeal...
Welcome Employers dread the vexatious litigant. Even the most spurious of tribunal claims takes up valuable management time and incurs legal fees to defend. The judgment of the EAT in Attorney General v Taheri will be a salve to those employers...
From 6 April 2022, new legislation has bought significant changes in the divorce process. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 replaces the previous “five grounds” for divorce, and therefore allows couples to divorce without...
