Stamp Duty Increase
April 18, 2016Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) changes have been implemented by the Government, triggering homeowners purchasing additional residential properties to pay a higher rate on completions that take place from 1 […]
Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) changes have been implemented by the Government, triggering homeowners purchasing additional residential properties to pay a higher rate on completions that take place from 1 […]
Landlord fined for Gas Safety Failures A recent case shows the importance of Landlord’s obligations when managing a property. The Landlord was fined £11,000, plus costs of £880, for allowing […]
Children’s wishes and parental influence In the case of EWHC 517 (2016) the Court considered the Father’s application for his 13 year old son to be returned from Ireland. The […]
The Government have confirmed that there will be some changes to Court fees in family and civil proceedings. On 21 March 2016, the Court fee for applying for a Divorce […]
In the case of All ER (D) 114 (Mar) (2016), the Mother was a Malaysian National and the Father was British. The parties had married in 2005, but subsequently separated […]
Finances – Errors with the court Form E The Justice Secretary has recently discovered an issue in relation to the Form E (Financial Statement) found on the HM Courts and […]
No increase to rates of SMP, SAP, Maternity Allowance, SSP etc in April 2016 The amount the government pay in respect of statutory maternity pay (SMP), statutory paternity pay (SPP), […]
In the case of DB v. DLJ, the parties signed up to Arbitration as a method of reaching an agreement in respect of the finances. What is Arbitration? Arbitration is […]
In the case of (Nicole) Appleton v (Liam) Gallagher 2015, the Court considered the information the media is able to report in financial remedy proceedings. A financial remedy dispute usually […]
Increase in tribunal compensation limits From 6 April 2016 the amount of compensation you can recover in an Employment Tribunal will increase. Some of the increases are set out below:- […]
Add backs and a parties conduct In the case of Rapp v Sarre 2016, the Husband appealed against the Judge’s decision as to the division of the assets. The assets […]
Different effects of not providing proper disclosure This blog highlights two separate cases in which a full and frank disclosure was not provided in matrimonial proceedings and the different ways […]
