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FAQs - Cryptocurrency in Divorce

Monday, 28 February 2022

Cryptocurrency has been around since 2009 however in recent years it has become more mainstream. Whilst the market can be volatile, cryptocurrencies can be a significant asset on divorce and should not be ignored.

Divorce Set Aside Due to Husband's Forgery

Monday, 28 February 2022

A woman was unaware she was divorced for 12 years after her husband forged her signature.

Divorce Set Aside Due to Husband's Forgery

Articles & Blogs Commercial Real Estate

Working from Home? How to Make Best Use of Your Free Office Space

Monday, 28 February 2022

The impact of COVID-19 in the property market has been extremely volatile, but working from home has become part of the new normal. As a result, companies will find themselves with surplus office space.

Working from Home? How to Make Best Use of Your Free Office Space

Articles & Blogs Commercial Real Estate

Energy Efficiency Requirements for Commercial Leases

Monday, 28 February 2022

From April 2023, new legislation will come into force where it will be an offence to let a property which does not achieve a minimum 'E' efficiency standard, we look at the possible impact for landlords in England and Wales.

Energy Efficiency Requirements for Commercial Leases

The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill and Arbitration for Ringfenced Debts

Monday, 28 February 2022

Despite the Omicron variant continuing to cause large case numbers across England and Wales, a new Bill is intended to provide a solution to the problem of approximately £9bn in commercial rent arrears due to be outstanding by March 2022.

The Commercial Rent (Coronavirus) Bill and Arbitration for Ringfenced Debts

Articles & Blogs Charities

Charities Bill Receives Royal Assent

Monday, 28 February 2022

The Charities Bill received Royal Assent on 24 February 2022 and passed into law as the Charities Act 2022.

Our Family Lawyers Support the #BreaktheBias Campaign

Friday, 25 February 2022

8 March 2022 marks International Women's Day. This year, the IWD organisation's campaign focuses on 'breaking the bias' when it comes to the issue of gender stereotyping.

Our Family Lawyers Support the #BreaktheBias Campaign

Articles & Blogs Employment

TV Presenter Not an Employee Under IR35

Friday, 25 February 2022

An individual’s employment status for tax determines the taxes they pay. Individuals who avoid income tax and National insurance by supplying services through an intermediary in order to disguise their employment status, are targeted under a set of rules.

Articles & Blogs Employment

Wide ACAS Settlement Wording Held to Be Effective Waiver of Future Claims

Friday, 25 February 2022

A recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decision has held that a claim brought after a COT3 settlement had been signed was covered by drafted waiver clause, which covered all future claims arising directly or indirectly out of the claimant's employment.

Wide ACAS Settlement Wording Held to Be Effective Waiver of Future Claims

Articles & Blogs Employment

COVID Mandatory Self-Isolation Ends - What Does This Mean for Employers?

Friday, 25 February 2022

From 24 February 2022, mandatory self-isolation for people who test positive for COVID in England has ended and whilst this is seen as helpful to businesses, some staff may be feeling nervous about the change and how it might impact on them personally.

COVID Mandatory Self-Isolation Ends - What Does This Mean for Employers?

Articles & Blogs Employment

Agency Workers' Right to Be Notified of Vacancies Does Not Include Right to Apply

Friday, 25 February 2022

In a recent case the Court of Appeal has determined that Regulation 13 of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 only gives agency workers the right to be notified of vacancies, and does not encompass the right to apply for the position.

Agency Workers' Right to Be Notified of Vacancies Does Not Include Right to Apply

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Visas for Modern Foreign Language Assistants - Are They Eligible?

Friday, 25 February 2022

Since Brexit and the end of freedom of movement, many schools have struggled to fill Language Assistant vacancies, but can the immigration system help them?