It is being reported in the property market that the number of people investing in the buy-to-let sector is falling at a rapid rate and many existing landlords are selling their properties. This is likely to be due to changes to tax relief that landlords...
DX, a delivery company which is widely used in the legal sector, is the latest business to face threats of action over the treatment of workers as self-employed people. The company, which was formed in 1975, was one of the first businesses to challenge Royal...
Lush is to give 1,000 workers at its Poole factory a pay rise worth up to £2,184 after announcing it will become a Living Wage employer. The move which applies to 3,555 staff across the UK comes as the global cosmetics brand reveals a 76 per cent rise...
Controversial plans to raise the legal fees payable after death are now to be shelved ahead of the general election. Probate court fees are paid to the government when someone dies and the personal representative of the estate needs a grant of...
Tees Esk & Wear Valleys NHS v Harland When assessing the 'principal purpose' of an organised grouping of employees under TUPE, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held that an employment tribunal is entitled to look at the actual...
It is fairly common for people to write their will so that they leave their estate (the sum total of their assets) to be inherited by their children when they die. Leaving everything to the grandchildren If that person has grandchildren, they might not...
Peninsula Business Services v Baker The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) held that a Claimant cannot successfully claim harassment by simply asserting s/he has a disability without establishing s/he is disabled under the Equality Act 2010. The Claimant...
Niki Adkins is a Leasehold Specialist at Frettens who helps clients to extend their lease on their apartment or to buy the freehold. She has put together this Q&A as a starting point for any property owners who are considering this. Q. What Is A...
Head of our Family Team Andrew Stynes looks at the legality of an engagement; and the consequences of separating in relation to gifts and property ownership.
On 2 March 2017, HMRC published a new employment status checker for the purposes of determining whether the IR35 (intermediaries) legislation will apply to a particular set of facts. The legislation will apply only where the worker would (for tax or NICs...