For most people who are appointed either as an attorney or deputy, a difficulty can arise over a question of gifts and the authority to make them.
Gifts are part of everyday life and there are many reasons why someone would make a gift. If someone does lack capacity and has a deputy or attorney in place there are strict rules about what gifts can be made.
One of the lead stories on BBC 1 Breakfast this morning was about the overhaul of UK data protection laws.
British citizens will soon have more rights to control what is done with personal information about them. The UK data protection watchdog is also to get new powers and will be able to levy higher fines.
Holiday pay legislation is a hot topic for many and as businesses and workers start planning leave for the summer holidays, it is essential to know the basics of holiday rights in employment.
Here are 10 key facts which you should know.
During the life of a Court dispute, it is often the case that parties will be asked to grant an extension or will be seeking an extension of time to take a particular step. What should you do?
A hot topic within the employment sector is the question of whether ‘sleeping time’ should be classed as ‘working time’ for the purpose of National Minimum Wage Regulations (NMWR).
The aim of this deliberation is to determine whether employees should be paid for hours spent sleeping whilst technically being ‘at work’. Many would declare that their dream job would be getting paid to sleep, but is there a valid argument to support this?
The law provides greater protection for consumers when they enter into contracts with businesses than it does when businesses contract with other businesses.
Residential care home clients are invariably “customers” and not businesses. So these additional protections need to be kept in mind when drafting and preparing the contractual terms which are to govern the relationship between the residential care home and its residents.
A nine month review into the world of work has been announced, which will hope to set out new employment rights for workers in the gig economy.
Tony Blair’s former policy chief, Matthew Taylor, has called on the Government to close a legal loophole which allows agencies such as Uber and Deliveroo to pay gig economy workers less than direct employees doing the same jobs.
59 year old Pauline Smith, from Dukinfield, has won a claim of medical negligence against Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Trust following the death of her 33 year old son. A father of three, Scott Broadbent had an initial consultation when he moved to a new GP practice and mentioned that he had a limp.…
The basic position is that for claims which have been allocated to the Small Claims Track, usually with a monetary value of less than £10,000, the Court will not order a party to pay fees or expenses to the other party, subject to certain exceptions.
One of those exceptions is if the Court thinks a party has behaved unreasonably.
Landlords and Tenants should take heed of the importance of complying with the legal requirements centring around the protection of tenancy deposits.
As most Landlords will be aware, any deposit paid in connection with an Assured Short-hold Tenancy since 6th April 2007 must be registered with an authorised Tenancy Deposit Scheme. The Tenant must be provided with prescribed information within 30 days of receipt of the deposit. Landlords are required to register the deposit within 30 days of receipt.
As a background to this cross-border capacity case, P lived in Portugal with his sister. The Court had ordered that P was to return to the UK, where he was from, however his sister disagreed with this Order.
This was an appeal for which the Court had to consider whether the original Order made was a good way of getting him back to the UK. They also had to look at whether returning to the UK was still in P’s best interests.
A Will should be reviewed every three to five years. It must reflect your current circumstances and take into account any changes in your life and the current law.
We list eight common reasons to review your Will.
Each year, thousands of Brits are cold called or approached in the street to be hailed as “competition” winners or presented with offers of “free holidays”. The catch being you have to attend a presentation in order to claim your “prize”.
The presentation is a high pressure sales pitch which can last several hours with many people finding it difficult to leave without signing up for a Timeshare, a decision they often later live to regret.
Linder Myers Solicitors has strengthened its family law team with the appointment of Laura Hitchen as a Solicitor in its Sale office.
Since moving to practice in Manchester in 2012, Laura has developed a strong reputation for herself winning “Lawyer of the Year” at the Made in Manchester Awards 2015 and being shortlisted in the Insider North West Young Professionals Awards.
Under the Equality Act 2010, it is common practice for an employer to be held vicariously liable for discriminatory acts that their employees commit during ‘the course of employment’. Imposing strict liability on employers encourages them to maintain standards of “good practice” by their employees.
Historically, it has been an issue to obtain a copy of a Will without express authority. The Law Society has provided new guidance on when a solicitor can release a Will that has been prepared for a person who now lacks capacity.
Under the Equality Act 2010, it is common practice for an employer to be held vicariously liable for discriminatory acts that their employees commit during ‘the course of employment’. Imposing strict liability on employers encourages them to maintain standards of “good practice” by their employees.
On 1st October 2017, a Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) for debt recovery claims will come into force.
The PAP applies to any business, including sole traders and public bodies, claiming payment of a debt from an individual, including a sole trader.
When starting a new job, many employees will often overlook the crucial part of reviewing the finer details of their employment contract.
Contracts of employment are important documents as they set out the key terms of your employment with your new company. It is therefore vital to check these terms carefully before you agree to them. In particular, you need to query the following before you sign on the dotted line.
Divorce or separation can be a time of heartache and conflict, but there are occasions where couples mutually agree that their marriage is over. Sadly however, current divorce law makes an amicable separation difficult by forcing couples to place blame on each other unless they can wait two years to process their divorce.
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