Legal News and Comment
In the case of Shield v Shield [2014] EWCA Civ 1136, the Court of Appeal was called to decide upon the beneficial ownership of shares in a family company.
After 43 years of marriage the wife commenced divorce proceedings; the husband claimed that the large shareholding in the family business…
In most cases before starting Employment Tribunal proceedings claimants must now submit details of their complaint to ACAS, where they will be offered the option of a one month pre-claim conciliation before they can lodge the claim with the tribunal.
Then, only if conciliation is unsuccessful can the claimant lodge…
The draft Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015, come into effect on 1 April 2015 and should be understood by every Commercial and Business Landlord.
The draft Regulations prohibit the letting of a non-domestic property (i.e. subject to limited exceptions, a property situated in England and…
Read more: Commercial Landlords fined over Energy Efficiency
From 6 April 2014 the right to request flexible working has been extended to all employees. Previously this was only available to employes who parent a child, or care for an adult.
Additionally the current right to request procedure is to be replaced by a duty on employers to deal…
HMRC pay close attention to transactions valued around the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) thresholds and can investigate up to nine months after a transaction has been declared. This can be longer if there is evidence of fraud.
The HMRC deal very harshly through prosecutions and/or fines for people who…
The Law Society has completed some disturbing research revealing that a 73% of 16-54 year olds have not made a will. Matters improve somewhat for the over 55's of whom 64% have made clear their final wishes in a will, but the sad truth is that last year the tax…
Changes have been made that Landlords need to be aware of - action must be taken to ensure compliance.
Under the Deregulation Act 2015 for ASTs starting from 01.10.15 a landlord must at the start of each fixed term of the tenancy:
- Provided the tenant with an energy…
Read more: Assured Shorthold Tenancies (AST's) - What’s New?