What happens if I do not sign?What amount of money am I being offered and what am I entitled to anyway? Put another way, what is my financial incentive to sign?I have been offered  but I would like . Can I renegotiate and… Read More

If so you may not ‘like’ the recent decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in The British Waterways Board v Smith [2015] UKEAT/0004/15. In this case the EAT found a dismissal was fair, partly due to an… Read More

Where you die can be of fundamental importance in determining how your estate is administered and taxed. Anyone who has bought or inherited foreign property will know that dealing with more than one legal system and set of lawyers can… Read More

In recent months we've witnessed various stories come to light regarding same sex families and equal rights. Earlier this year, Ireland voted YES to same sex marriage, and not long after the U.S. followed. Both decisions were met with… Read More

For private residential landlords the ironically named Deregulation Act 2015 is about to make life -n particular the Section 21 Notice procedure - a little bit more complicated.As any landlord will tell you, Section 21 of the Housing Act… Read More

It is widely accepted that moving house is one of the most stressful situations you will find yourself in. Not only do people buying and selling houses have to deal with the stresses of physically relocating their lives, they must also… Read More

The Children and Families Act came into effect in 2014. It emphasizes that both parents of children have equal status as parents following the breakdown of their relationship with one another. The Act was felt by some likely to lead to an… Read More

This is an increasingly common situation. You have two or more tenants living in your property under an Assured Shorthold Tenancy, but one of the tenants wishes to leave before the tenancy expires. Unfortunately, most standard… Read More

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 changed the law on the rights of same sex parents, creating new rules for parenthood for lesbian and gay couples. If you are a same sex couple and are thinking about having a baby, whether… Read More

Two surrogacy cases have hit the national headlines in the past week, adding to the increase of reported cases in this highly complex area of family law. The number of emerging cases perfectly demonstrates the diversity of modern families.… Read More