Cybercrime
April 26, 2016The Solicitors Regulations Authority (SRA) has revealed that cybercrime activity affecting law firms has escalated. Despite the awareness of money laundering, it is becoming all too frequent for both Solicitors […]
The Solicitors Regulations Authority (SRA) has revealed that cybercrime activity affecting law firms has escalated. Despite the awareness of money laundering, it is becoming all too frequent for both Solicitors […]
Division of assets based on need In the case of BD v. FD, the Court was asked to consider the appropriate division of the assets. The Wife applied for financial […]
The importance of a buyer relying on their own searches and inspection has been confirmed in a recent case (Hardy and another v Griffiths and another [2014] EWHC 394). This […]
In the case of Robertson v. Robertson the Court looked at the impact of non-matrimonial property in divorce proceedings. The Husband and Wife met in 2002 and subsequently married in […]
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 […]
