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It’s that time of the year – schools are out for the summer and children up and down the country are looking forward to their summer holiday.  For children of...

The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2016 (SI 2016/692) (“Order”) will come into force on 21 July 2016, revoking The Insolvency Proceedings (Fees) Order 2004 (SI 2004/593). The Order provides...

June 2016 A recent Crown Court case provides a stark reminder of the serious potential consequences for company directors who are found in breach of health and safety legislation. In...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently published an open letter providing guidance to PR and marketing companies on online reviews and endorsements of consumer products and services. This...

From 2018 the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) will replace the Child Support Agency (CSA). Although this is still two years away, the CMS is already starting to take over all...

Whilst living together before marriage is a reality of modern life, the existence of a common law wife or husband remains a myth. The younger generations often view living together...

In the recent case of Liden v Burton, the Court of Appeal upheld the trial judge’s decision to award a former partner (Liden) a 10% interest in her partner’s property after...

Speculation on the possible effects of a ‘leave’ vote in the EU Referendum is now in full swing. Many commentators are of the view that it would have minimal impact...

Discretionary trusts, popular in Wills between spouses a decade ago and designed to save inheritance tax (IHT), could end up causing bigger tax bills when new rules come into force...

The lord chief justice recently called for arbitration and the courts to work better together and for the relationship between the two to be rebalanced. This reignited the question that...