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Could you accidentally be leaving an inheritance to your childrens’ ex spouse?
The recent successful application by Kathleen Wyatt to bring a...
Many married couples who separate fail to obtain a financial order following their divorce. However, this can prove to be a costly mistake. In a recent case the Supreme Court has allowed a wife to proceed...
As people become accustomed to doing a multitude of things for themselves online, the internet is seeing an increase in the number of websites geared towards assisting clients in preparing their own Wills...
WRIGHT –v- WRIGHT - A landmark divorce ruling on Spousal Maintenance
From time to time there are judgments that are given in the higher courts which establish new laws and set new precedents...
Valentine’s Day is traditionally one of the most popular times of the year to pop the question. Along with venue choices and dress fittings, many couples decide to include a pre-nuptial...
A prenuptial agreement is a legal contract entered into prior to marriage and commonly includes provisions as to how property and assets are to be divided should the marriage breakdown and lead to divorce...
The vexing question of whether caste is protected by the Equality Act has now been confirmed by the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The answer it appears is sometimes. In Chandhok v Tirkey, the EAT...
The recent media coverage and furore surrounding the case of footballer Ched Evans who was convicted of rape and imprisoned in 2012 has placed the subject of employing offenders firmly in the spotlight....
Following a recent case in which the EAT overturned a Tribunal decision that a manager was unfairly dismissed for posting offensive and abusive tweets from his personal Twitter account, it would appear that...