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Irwin Mitchell
Changes are coming for leaseholders, commonhold and extending leases
By Hayley Bruce, associate and practice development lawyer at Irwin Mitchell There's been a flurry of announcements around leaseholders...
12/02/21
Yogi Amin
Phase transfer deadlines; what parents whose children have EHCPs need to know
Co-authored by Steven Baylis, Associate Solicitor for Education and Public Law Legal deadlines approaching to secure special educational...
11/02/21
Irwin Mitchell
SDLT deadline: Approaching the cliff edge
By Hayley Bruce, associate and practice development lawyer at Irwin Mitchell In July 2020 the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced the...
05/02/21
Michelle Chapman
Divorce Month: Do or Die?
The New Year is traditionally seen as a time for fresh starts and clean slates. As couples look forward to the year ahead, many will have...
02/02/21
Hannah Braisted
How weddings might change after the pandemic
By Deborah Levy, Consultant in the Family Law team There's hardly an area in our lives which hasn't been touched by the pandemic. From...
02/02/21
Irwin Mitchell
Annulment and divorce - what's the difference?
By Satya Bagga, Family Law solicitor at Irwin Mitchell The difference between annulment and divorce An annulment acknowledges and...
02/02/21
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
Yogi Amin
Local Government & Social Care Cuts
A large proportion of a council’s budget is devoted to social care. Social care is an essential part of the fabric of our society....
31/12/20
Joanne Moseley
Brexit - FAQs for EU workers who want to continue to work in the UK
What is Brexit and how does this impact me? As a result of a referendum in June 2016, the UK Government has started the withdrawal...
18/12/20
Yogi Amin
Families and care home residents have a human right to allow visits
What is becoming apparent during the current lockdown, and generally during the pandemic, is that many of those managing care homes,...
15/12/20
Irwin Mitchell
Investors are about to be forced to buy Tesla - are you one of them?
The S&P 500 committee announced recently that Tesla is going to be added to the S&P 500 index, one of the largest stock market indices in...
11/12/20
Irwin Mitchell
Top tips for managing your finances this Christmas
Christmas is fast approaching and although it can be the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be a period that can put added...
09/12/20
Hannah Braisted
"Covid Divorces" and the benefit of seeking early legal advice
By Vicki Rawlins, Family Law associate at Irwin Mitchell There was an interesting article on the BBC last week about couples who have...
09/12/20
Jodie Buck
Mirror, mirror on the will: children cut out of inheritance by step-mother
A story in the latest Sunday Times highlights the difficult and sad cases that we encounter on a daily basis in the Will, Trust and...
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Jodie Buck
Proprietary estoppel decision in favour of surviving spouse upheld on appeal
By Rachael Williams, solicitor in the Will, Trust and Estate Disputes team at Irwin Mitchell The appeal of the case Anaghara v Anaghara...
01/12/20