Do I need a Will?
While the answer is anyone over the age of 18 should have a Will, for the reasons discussed in our previous article Why make a Will?, there is arguably a case for asking: do you need a Will; is it essential?
Register of members: a proper or improper purpose
Corporate law update: Company registers. Nick Ball, Senior Associate in Business Law at TWM Solicitors, discusses the recent case of Houldsworth Village Management Co Ltd v Barton [2020]
Employment Law Update: Vicarious Liability and Malicious Data Leaks by Employees
In February 2019, we published an article in relation to the Court of Appeal’s decision in the case of Wm Morrison Supermarkets plc (Morrisons) v Various Claimants addressing the liability of an employer for the acts of its employees.
Mortgages for Business: Investing in the ‘New Normal’
Help, I can’t pay maintenance to my ex!
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is a lifeline for many, but if you are paying maintenance to your ex spouse, in addition to trying to cover your own mortgage and outgoings, then you are going to be hit very hard, especially if you previously enjoyed an income over £30,000 p.a.
Pensions in Family Law – a story of ”unintended discrimination”?
Pension sharing orders have been in existence now for well nigh 20 years since their introduction on 1 December 2000. The aim was, as the name suggests, that pensions could be split or shared going forwards, to create fairness between spouses and civil partners on divorce or dissolution. However, research highlights that pension inequality is rife, both in general terms and subsequent to divorce.