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Any employee whose employment started before 6th April 2012 will not lose their right to claim unfair dismissal and any employee with 11 months’ service on that day would have to wait only one month before he or she could...

1. Limit of a week’s pay for calculating statutory redundancy payments and basic award for unfair dismissal increases from £400 to £430. 2. The maximum compensatory award for unfair dismissal increases from £68,400 to £72,300. 3. The minimum basic award...

Will Aid clients were offered a basic Will and asked to make a donation instead of paying the firm’s usual fees. The money raised is shared by Actionaid, Age UK, British Red Cross, Christian Aid, NSPCC, Save the Children, SCIAF,...

Liz Hebden has experienced many older Clients seeking legal advice after becoming disillusioned with their marriages once their children have flown the nest.  Dubbed ‘grey divorce’, the trend is attributed to a number of factors including:- • An increase in life...

From 6 April those who have not served notice within thirty days will not be able to rely on a S21 notice (notice requiring possession) at all and will be exposed to a claim from the tenant for up to...

The term and its effect are confusing to many lay clients and apparently to some solicitors. I had issued proceedings and the Defendant’s solicitor, after some persuasion, agreed to meet with our respective clients so that we could explore potential...

The meeting was suggested by one of the solicitors with the stated intent that all four should focus on a means of resolving the dispute that had arisen between family members involving their business interests. The dispute had been running...

In a speech to over 300 Resolution¹ delegates, Sir Nicholas Wall, President of the Family Division said ‘My position is very simple. I am a strong believer in marriage. But I see no good arguments against no-fault divorce.’ Under current...