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Deeds of variation are coming under scrutiny as a tax-avoidance measure, so is the clock ticking for this useful retrospective estate planning tool? The Chancellor in the last budget stated...

The untimely death or critical illness of an owner-manager of a private company is a traumatic time not only for their family but also for the remaining shareholders. It is...

The St Albans International Organ Festival is back for 2015. One of the festival highlights, the Art Exhibition, sponsored by Hertfordshire law firm Debenhams Ottaway, will be held at the...

Putting in place a lasting power of attorney (LPA) is to be simplified but it is still important to receive proper legal advice before making them. Following feedback by users...

Recent years have seen an explosion in the use of social media and the growth seems set to continue. As of February 2015 Facebook had more than 1.44billion users, half...

Employers with bonus schemes linked to attendance need to ensure that there is enough flexibility within schemes to avoid withholding payments in circumstances where this is likely to be discriminatory....

The High Court recently issued judgment in the case of Fresh Trading Limited v Deepend Fresh Recovery Limited and another [2015] EWHC 52 (Ch). This case highlights the importance of obtaining a...

It is often the case that planning law does not provide the degree of protection that residents might want in the face of unwelcome development of land in the immediate neighbourhood. In such circumstances,...

A number of useful points emerged from a decision of the Court of Appeal recently in a case brought by a former employee of the University of Oxford, Dr Deer....

A school has just lost a case in the Employment Appeal Tribunal because it changed the days a part time teacher was required to work even though this did not...