Judge Orders MMR Jab
March 11, 2014Divorce and Children A High Court Judge has recently Ordered that two girls, aged 15 and 11, should have the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination against their wishes. The […]
Divorce and Children A High Court Judge has recently Ordered that two girls, aged 15 and 11, should have the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination against their wishes. The […]
Clauses preventing employees from competing with former employers Clauses preventing employers from competing with former employees are often seen in Contracts of Employment. These clauses set out restrictions on the […]
In October 2013 the Government introduced a new Help to Buy scheme to enable first time buyers to get onto the housing ladder and existing home owners to move up […]
Family law has been subject to many reforms in 2013, with a major change relating to the eligibility to Legal Aid. The Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act […]
In the Chancellor’s Autumn statement, changes were announced to Capital Gains Tax Private Residence Relief. Currently, if a property is an individual’s private residence, it is exempt from CGT under […]
Employment Employers should be aware that they may be liable to pay full salary to an employee being dismissed after long term sickness absence, even if that employee has exhausted […]
Family and Divorce The Money and Property Committee of the Family Justice Council have produced best practice guidance for professional conducting financial dispute resolution (FDR) appointments. The guidance aims to […]
Family and Children In the case of Re B (a Child) [2012] a mother won her appeal against an order granting the father residence of their child. The couple separated […]
Family Law The government planned to spend an additional £10 million in 2013 to encourage separating couples to use mediation to avoid court battles. The government hopes that mediation will […]
Family and Divorce Law In the case of Bhura v Bhura [2012] The Family Division sentenced a husband to six weeks imprisonment (suspended) for failing to satisfy a financial order […]
Family Law The Justice Committee broadly welcomed proposed changes in the draft Children and Families Bill. In its report the committee maintains its concerns about the draft clause on shared […]
Family and Divorce In the case of A v A [2012] a wife was granted financial orders in proceedings where her husband’s Form E was incomplete. Although the husband was […]
