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20th March 2024
Upcoming Key Changes to Charity Land Disposal
We have already seen several changes that have come into force last year which relate to land owned by charities. A third stage of the implementation of the…
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18th March 2024
What is ‘Matrimonial Property’?
There are a number of misconceptions around what does and doesn’t constitute ‘Matrimonial Property’, which can make it confusing both for couples intending to marry, and for those…
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15th March 2024
The Final Week for Personal Data Transfers Relying on the EU Standard Contractual Clauses
The EU standard contractual clauses / model clauses (“SCCs”) were introduced in 1995 in the EU Data Protection Directive and became the primary means for organisations to share…
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13th March 2024
Home Office crackdown on illegal working
The Home Office is ever-vigilant in pursuing what it calls rogue employers, namely those employers who are not complying with immigration laws when employing migrants in the UK. …
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12th March 2024
Family Court Fees Set to Rise in April 2024
Up to 202 Court fees are set to increase by 10% in April 2024, including a number of Family Court fees. Fees were last increased in 2021, and…
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7th March 2024
Recovery of Litigation Costs via Service Charge and the Scope of Expenditure Clauses
In the recent case of 89 Holland Park (Management) Limited v Dell & Dell, the Court of Appeal refused to allow a management company to recover its litigation…
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5th March 2024
The devil is in the detail – buying a property with your cohabitant
Joint property ownership If you buy, inherit or become a trustee of a property with someone else you must decide which type of joint ownership you want and…
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4th March 2024
We’re proud to support Update Your Will Week 2024
This week is Update Your Will Week (4th–10thMarch), an annual campaign hosted by The Association of Lifetime Lawyers. It is estimated that almost half of UK adults do…
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27th February 2024
Changes to Holiday Pay
On 1 January 2024, the government amended the holiday provisions in the Working Time Regulations and has published guidance on calculating holiday entitlement and holiday pay with a…
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Carer’s leave
The Carer’s Leave Act 2023 will provide a new statutory right for all employees from the first day of their employment to one week of unpaid leave each…