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April Employment Newsletter

April Employment Newsletter

In this Spring Employment Newsletter, Tom Evans discusses the recent changes in Employment Law and recent cases. National Minimum Wage,…
03 Apr 2023
Landlords beware: Considerations of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

Landlords beware: Considerations of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards

In this article Anna Duffy outlines why Landlords need to beware of the MEES (Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards) Regulations intended…
22 Feb 2023
Estate Planning Pitfalls for Unmarried Couples

Estate Planning Pitfalls for Unmarried Couples

DTM Legal’s Family Department have discussed in their recent article, that the legal protection for unmarried couples has not kept…
09 Jan 2023
Estate Planning during a divorce

Estate Planning during a divorce

Going through the process of a divorce or dissolution of a Civil Partnership is never a particularly pleasant time. Emotions…
20 Dec 2022
Restrictive Covenants on Land: What are the Top 10 Tips for Developers?

Restrictive Covenants on Land: What are the Top 10 Tips for Developers?

Investors regularly review property development opportunities, but many are burdened by restrictive covenants preventing or hindering development.  Property litigation specialist,…
06 Dec 2022
Legal rights when living together or cohabiting

Legal rights when living together or cohabiting

Legal gap between married and cohabiting couples Family lawyers have long called for legislation to plug the gap in the…
03 Nov 2022
When can restrictive covenants on land be discharged?

When can restrictive covenants on land be discharged?

The decision by the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (“the Tribunal”) in the case of HAE Developments Ltd v The Croft…
25 Oct 2022
FinTech x Gamification

FinTech x Gamification

Further to the recent FinTech x Gamification event held in Barclays Eagle Labs in Avenue HQ in Liverpool. Delegates from…
18 Oct 2022
Proposed changes to capital gains tax (CGT) on divorce confirmed in the Autumn Budget 2022

Proposed changes to capital gains tax (CGT) on divorce confirmed in the Autumn Budget 2022

Colette Blackburn analyses the recent proposed changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) on divorce outlined in the Autumn Budget. Divorce…
17 Nov 2022
Does a Loan from my family get taken into account in my divorce proceedings?

Does a Loan from my family get taken into account in my divorce proceedings?

It is very common for “loans” or “gifts” from family and friends to be looked at within Divorce Proceedings and…
13 Sep 2022