Written by Jane Mickleburgh, Associate at Spire Solicitors LLP. On 8th July 2020, Chancellor Rishi Sunak, announced a Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday to help Britain’s housing market following the coronavirus pandemic. The property tax threshold has been raised to £500,000 in a bid to make home buyers exempt from paying any SDLT. The… Read More »
Following on from the previous update on valuing your Intellectual Property (IP), this update focuses on the more operational side of how to protect IP. As we said in part 1, integral to all the different forms of IP, is ownership. In every case it is important to establish the owner of the ‘rights’, be… Read More »
Time and performance pressures on business owners can be unremitting at times, but perhaps for many, never so hard as now. When business owners/managers have got through with dealing with regulation and compliance, sorting HR issues, monitoring competitors, controlling expenses, and dealing with supply and manufacturing issues, it doesn’t leave much time to consider what… Read More »
Article 39 children’s rights charity has been granted permission for a judicial review of the Department for Education’s removal and dilution of children’s legal protections pushed through overnight in April, under the guise of COVID-19. Given the seriousness of the legal changes, and the vulnerability of the affected children, Article 39 asked the court for… Read More »
The report was compiled for important changes needed, as every day some of the most vulnerable people in our society come before the family courts, where difficult decisions are made in often highly emotive cases, and so it is crucial that the system is able to protect them from further harm and the risk of… Read More »
For some, the importance of making a Will can be overlooked, only thought about in the event of an upcoming holiday or ill health. Many have good intentions of making their Will but put it off in the midst of other distractions. There are a number of reasons why making a Will is so important…. Read More »
With an eye on our last update about the necessities of the virtual shop window for your business, this week’s update catches up with the Office for National Statistics view on the changing social picture as the high street starts to wake up, home working and a couple of factors to bear in mind to… Read More »
Many couples are now choosing to live together before they get married, or are choosing to not get married at all. It is currently the fastest growing family type in the UK, with 3.5 million cohabiting couples recorded in 2019. However, even with this increase, cohabiting unmarried couples do not have the same legal protection… Read More »
Couples seeking a no-fault divorce will have to wait until autumn 2021 even though proposed legislation removing fault from the divorce process has reached the finishing line of its parliamentary journey. The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill concluded its passage through the House of Commons yesterday. It will return to the House of Lords to… Read More »
