Posts from January 2021
Yousafa Hazara
HMRC extends the self-assessment filing return by a month
HMRC have relaxed the filing penalty for the filing of tax returns due by the 31 January 2021. With just a few days to go, HMRC have...
28/01/21
Yogi Amin
The Human Rights Act is under review
The UK government have launched a review of how the Human Rights Act (HRA) is operating, 20 years after the HRA was brought into force....
25/01/21
Irwin Mitchell
Dude, where's my pension?
Government legislation isn’t incredibly exciting at the best of times, but even in this context I’m sure the Pension Schemes Bill 2021...
22/01/21
Hannah Braisted
Does a new Court of Appeal judgment transform maintenance pending suits?
By Deborah Levy, consultant in the Family Law team In my many years of practice, I've often struggled with the competing issue between...
22/01/21
Irwin Mitchell
Can’t pay, we’ll take it away
Buy now, pay later; sound good? Well, more than 70 cross-party MP’s are calling for regulation of buy now, pay later firms such as...
19/01/21
Irwin Mitchell
Pensions: Do you know what you're paying?
On Wednesday the Department for Work and Pensions announced its plans to ban charging flat fees on small pension pots. This is welcome...
18/01/21
Yogi Amin
Best interests decision making and Covid19 vaccination
This article specifically applies to people over the age of 18 and living in England. The roll out and administration of the two...
18/01/21
Yogi Amin
Consultation launched on 2021 exam replacement - open until 29th January
Co-authored by Jennifer Wright, Solicitor, Public Law & Human Rights Following the cancellation of this year’s summer exams, the...
18/01/21
Hannah Braisted
Divorce and setting aside decrees
By Vicki Rawlins, Family Law associate at Irwin Mitchell The recent divorce case of Shahzad v Mazher [2020] EWCA Civ 1740, [2020] All ER...
15/01/21
Tara Smith
A comprehensive look at the legal options for divorcing couples
At this time of year people start thinking about their New Year’s resolutions. I know that this year things will be different, it may be...
15/01/21
Hannah Braisted
DIY divorces - a game of snakes and ladders?
By Deborah Levy, consultant in the Family Law team When I recently read that there has been an increase in DIY divorces which were adding...
11/01/21
Hannah Braisted
Mind the divorce gap
By Vicki Rawlins, Family Law associate at Irwin Mitchell Research has been published by Legal & General regarding the financial...
08/01/21
Tara Smith
Who gets the dog in the divorce?
By Connie Smith, Family Law solicitor at Irwin Mitchell With a new lockdown meaning many more people have been working from home and long...
08/01/21
Tara Smith
‘Don’t wait for the right opportunity; create it.’ George Bernard Shaw
By Fiona Farrell, Family Law senior associate at Irwin Mitchell 2020 will be remembered not only for the immense challenges and changes...
08/01/21
Yousafa Hazara
DAC6: largely repealed (in the UK) before it even began
Overview of the changes The year 2020 was really a year full of surprises and in a huge turn of events, on 31 December 2020, in a letter...
08/01/21
Yogi Amin
Key changes to exams announced by the government on 4 January 2020
What is the position for Summer Exams following Boris Johnson’s announcement on 4 January 2020? Co-authored by Jennifer Wright,...
05/01/21