Wedlake Bell

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...