Last week Resolution launched its Vision for Family Justice.
The organisation - a community of more than 6,500 family law professionals - has long worked towards helping families resolve their issues constructively, without the confrontation that causes further harm to people and relationships. Now...
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It was a fairly hot topic in recent months, as anticipation of change heightened. But inheritance tax didn’t get the treatment some believed it deserved in last week’s Autumn Statement.
Talk of a rate-cut and even abolition of the tax came to nothing, as the Chancellor made his moves el...
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“Landlords can too easily use and abuse the current system. Some will hike up the rent and if their tenants can’t pay, they will slap them with a no-fault eviction notice and find others who can.”
The words of Shelter’s chief executive, as the organisation urged the go...
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Divorce is rarely just about the people at its centre. While the couple and their children bear the brunt of the huge changes that divorce brings, the wider family is also affected and must adapt – and that’s not easy.
When separated parents are in the midst of a divorce, the needs and...
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Setting wages usually comes down to market rates and employer resources. And while it’s generally up to a business to decide how much to offer a new recruit, pay is subject to some legal minimum hourly rates.
These minimum wages aren’t always well understood, and the fact that the rates...
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If you have suffered an assault, with no prospect of successfully obtaining any compensation from the perpetrator, then you still have another option available to you. The Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) is the Government sponsored scheme established to compensate victims of violent...
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Reform of the lasting power of attorney process is one step closer to coming into force, after receiving Royal Assent.
No date has yet been set for the Powers of Attorney Act to take effect, but it’s hoped that when it does it will simplify and streamline the way in which lasting powers of at...
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‘Something bad that happens that is not expected or intended and that often damages something or injures someone.’
That’s one dictionary definition of ‘accident’. From the everyday to the catastrophic, an accident can happen anywhere and at any time. But not every acci...
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“Why do I need to know about inheritance tax?”
The idea that inheritance tax only applies to the very rich may have been true in the past, but it’s no longer the case. Many more people now find themselves caught. And while this may mean a healthy boost for the government’s c...
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Buying or selling a home (often simultaneously) is a challenging time in most people’s lives. Alongside the usual excitement of moving up the property ladder, or finding the house that better suits your needs, there are pressures that come from the legal process of transferring ownership.
Tha...
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