Employment Law Update: TUPE and consultation changes for transfers with effect from 1 July 2024
When businesses transfer or merge, or activities are outsourced, TUPE (Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006), will be triggered. These well-established regulations impose on the parties a duty to inform or consult, as well as requiring that the transferring party provides prescribed information to the acquiring party (known as Employee Liability Information). Additionally, […]
How to protect your children’s inheritance if you marry again
Charity Wills: One-size-fits-all?
It can be compelling to receive an e-mail with a gift voucher from your favourite charity to make a Will. These gift vouchers often allow the recipient to choose a solicitor or Will writer to instruct from a list of participating organisations. This type of arrangement is called a “Charity Will”; often, the charity sending […]
Should business owners put in place a Lasting Power of Attorney?
More than 1/10 UK company directors are now past the state pension age of 67, and there are even 100,000 directors above the age of 80.
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) Multiple Dwelling Relief (MDR) abolished from 1 June 2024
It is understood that MDR was introduced to encourage investment in residential property and improve the private rental sector. What is MDR? MDR is a relief in the SDLT which may apply to the purchase of two or more residential properties in one single transaction or residential properties purchased in linked transactions. Examples of those […]
Embracing ‘pre-nup season’: Securing your financial future with pre-nuptial agreements
In an era marked by shifting attitudes toward marriage and finances, record demand for pre-nuptial agreements has given rise to ‘pre-nup season’.