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He rejected the bankrupts’ case that their daughters, Bishnupriya and Nayantara, were the beneficial owners of three flats forming part...

Government had initially consulted on 2 options in relation to retention reform as part of its wider aims to improve late payment...

The case in brief A couple divorced after a long marriage of nearly 30 years. The wife had been a full time homemaker throughout the...

One of the most significant reforms taking effect from 1 May 2026 is the abolition of all new fixed‑term residential tenancy agreements....

1 April 2026 1) National Minimum Wage From 1 April 2026, national minimum wage increases will take effect as follows:- Minimum Wage...

The claimant in charterparty proceedings was a German individual, but acting as insolvency officeholder of four insolvent German...

Big picture Prior to 6 April 2027, the unused pension pots and death benefits of registered pension scheme members usually escape IHT...

Mrs McFadzean was made bankrupt on 25 July 2018. On 6 September 2018 Ricardo Cacho was appointed as her trustee in bankruptcy; on 9...

The Chancellor’s recent UK Spring Statement reaffirmed her commitment to the government’s economic strategy and, crucially for private...

Commentary has increased in the last month or so: ‘Inheritance Tax on pensions has triggered a middle class panic’ said The Sunday Times...

From 1 May 2026, the most far‑reaching reforms to the private rented sector in a generation, come into force. These reforms were...

Answering that question involved consideration of a number of issues, including whether either ss 8 or 9 Limitation Act 1980 applied so...

Due to the statistics on cancer diagnoses, HR professionals are likely to face situations where an employee or worker discloses a cancer...

In this episode Suzanne Gill and Rachel Fitzgerald discuss three variations of tenant repair obligations, including fixed‑term works,...

This episode, featuring Suzanne Gill and Ben Dunbar, examines two significant service charge cases that clarify what it means for a...

Q. Why might a party want to change a child’s surname? In the context of separation/divorce, it is sometimes motivated by a party wanting...