There is much uncertainty about at the moment. The Brexit vote seems to have caught the markets by surprise. The first casualty was our Prime Minister. There may yet be a new leader of the opposition if Labour MPs get their way. Will we… Read More

As the pound continues to fall, markets are in turmoil, Easyjet shares fall by 18% and Barclays and RBS share trading is temporarily suspended Britain braces itself to withstand the wide ranging implications of Brexit which it is said for… Read More

Whatever the outcome of Thursday’s Referendum on EU membership, now is a good time to review what overseas property you have and what plans you have in place for dealing with it on your death. Most of us consider ourselves to live… Read More

Many of us fall into the category referred to as the ‘sandwich generation’ as we look after young children, balance careers and often care for parents or older relatives. For those spending so much time caring for others, it is also… Read More

Next week is Dying Matters Awareness week. The ethos of the week is to try to encourage people to talk about end of life care, their particular wishes and how they would like their family to support them at the end of their life. As… Read More

Indirect Contact Orders are formally known as Child Arrangement Orders in broad terms. We use the term Indirect Contact Order in this article for ease of reference. A recent case - Re K (Children) [2016] EWCA Civ 99 in the Court of… Read More

The Equality and Human Rights Commission has published a set of FAQs considering what is lawful when advertising for jobs (… and goods, facilities, services and accommodation).  For full details see: … Read More

Yes, an employer will be vicariously liable if there is a “sufficient connection” between the assault and the employee’s job. A case(*), which recently hit the headlines, involved the supermarket chain Morrisons after one of its… Read More

With an in-out EU referendum set to take place on 23 June 2016, we consider some of the possible areas for change in UK employment law. It may be that for those voting “out” the point is not what may change but simply that… Read More

The Government has released the latest list of 92 employers who failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage to the tune of £1,873,712.   The list covers many different kinds of businesses but noticeable is the… Read More

Although employees do not have a right to take time off for jury service, they are protected from being dismissed or subjected to a detriment as a result of that jury service (which is almost but not really the same thing). An… Read More