The property market is set to see an increase in HM Land Registry fees - these will be the first fee rises since 2009. The fee increase will come into effect from January 31st, 2022 and will impact any applications ...
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Some personal injury claimants who are involved in a particularly nasty accident may require hospital treatment as a result of their injuries, including an ambulance journey to reach the hospital or, in some cases, even an air ambulance. This is ...
Back at the start of the summer we gave an update on a potential upcoming change to divorce law and discussed how a transformation was likely to be on the horizon. Things have since progressed further with that exact transformation ...
New reforms have been proposed by the UK Government which could mean that employers will soon become legally required to take “all reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. Following a recent consultation on the matter, the Government stated ...
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Government changes to the process that was in place for low value road traffic accident (RTA) claims, often referred to as “whiplash claims”, came into effect earlier this year from May 31st onwards. These changes are expected to reduce the ...
The world of employment has been spun on its head over the past year or so, with the introduction of furlough schemes and restructuring of redundancies perhaps the main points of discussion. Despite all that is going on, it’s important ...
The long-awaited no-fault divorce law is likely to be implemented at some point in the near future following the governments earlier decision to reform the divorce process with the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. Many legal experts hold a ...
On December 23rd 2019 a centenary milestone was reached within the profession of law, as the date marked 100 years since the introduction of the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act in the UK. This act finally allowed women to qualify as ...
Legal research in Wales will take a huge step forward next summer, as Swansea University and the Welsh Government prepare to open the Legal Innovation Lab Wales to help facilitate the research and innovation in legal technology.The new lab, which ...
The Government has made a U-turn on plans to increase probate registry fees that would have seen bereaved families pay up to £6,000 for Grants of Representation (including Grants of Probate). Had the plans been implemented it would have meant ...
