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Articles & Blogs Employment Personal Injury

Injury to Feelings v Personal Injury - What about tax?

Friday, 05 February 2016

The Upper Tribunal have dismissed a taxpayer's appeal where he argued that compensation from his employer for injury to feelings should not be taxed.

Articles & Blogs Healthcare

Annual leave: How Changes in Working Patterns Impact Upon Annual Leave Entitlement

Tuesday, 24 November 2015

A useful decision for employers that will have practical importance when calculating the holiday entitlement of an employee who has changed their working pattern by increasing their hours.

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Data Protection Issues all Higher Education Institutions Should Be Aware Of

Thursday, 01 October 2015

All universities and higher education institutions handle personal data, be it in relation to students, staff or members of the public.

Articles & Blogs Further Education

The Term 'Apprenticeship' Now Legally Protected

Thursday, 20 August 2015

On 14 June 2015 the government confirmed plans to make the term 'apprenticeship' protected, providing that any unauthorised use of the term would be illegal.

Articles & Blogs Charities

Aggressive Fundraising - The Government Responds

Tuesday, 28 July 2015

Few readers will have missed the sorry tale of Olive Cooke, the Royal British Legion poppy seller whose death hit the headlines earlier this year.

Articles & Blogs Construction

Are You Being Served?

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

Unless the employer serves its payment or pay less notices, it should expect to pay the amount applied for - irrespective of the true value of the work actually carried out.

Articles & Blogs Academies & MATs

The Prevent Duty - What it Means for Academies and Maintained Schools

Tuesday, 14 July 2015

From 1 July, all schools have had a statutory duty to have due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism. This is referred to as the 'Prevent duty'.

Articles & Blogs Public Sector

Do Not Pass Go? - Lifting an Automatic Suspension

Monday, 13 July 2015

In a recent case The Pirbright Institute (Pirbright)[1], made an application for the lifting of an automatic suspension that had been imposed by the Public Contracts Regulations 2006 (the Regulations)[2].

Articles & Blogs Private Client

Farmer's Daughter Excluded from Family Business Awarded Over £1 million

Friday, 26 June 2015

The Court of Appeal’s decision in Davies v Davies highlights the importance of agreeing and managing the expectations of the next generation of the family business as part of wider succession planning.

Articles & Blogs VWV Approach

Prevention is better than cure - when should you consider appointing an independent administrator?

Monday, 18 March 2024

The appointment of an independent administrator can be a valuable tool to diffuse conflict and enable progress in a deadlocked estate, but in practice, it is often overlooked or considered a last resort.

Articles & Blogs VWV Approach

'Please Sir, may I have some more' - gifts to children - the presumption against double portions and hotchpot

Monday, 18 March 2024

This article examines the fairly obscure area of law surrounding the presumption against double portions and hotchpot, and the potential pitfalls for the unwary testator and their will drafter.

Articles & Blogs VWV Approach

Estate administration costs and tricky beneficiaries

Friday, 15 March 2024

It is not just estates where independent administrators have been appointed that have difficult beneficiaries. A recent court of appeal decision might see a rise in challenges to executors' costs.

Articles & Blogs Private Client

Welcome to the Winter 2024 Edition of Viewpoint.

Monday, 08 January 2024

I hope you all had a peaceful Christmas and New Year.

Articles & Blogs Private Client

Welcome to the Autumn 2023 edition of Viewpoint

Thursday, 14 September 2023

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Research, Development and Innovation under the Subsidy Control Act 2023

Wednesday, 26 July 2023

We take a look at the treatment of research, development and innovation under the new Subsidy Control Act 2022 (the Act), identify when these activities can give rise to a subsidy and if they can be permitted under the Streamlined Subsidy Scheme.