Employment Law The maximum compensation limits for unfair dismissal are set to increase from 1 February 2013. Under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2012 the maximum award will […]
Family Law Lady Hale of The UK Supreme Court has spoken out in favour of greater legal rights for cohabiting couples in England and Wales. In Scotland a former cohabitee […]
General Litigation Changes to the Equality Act 2010 came into force on 21 December 2012. The amendments mean that providers of insurance and other related financial services can no longer […]
Family Law From September 2012 Manchester and Nottingham began trialling a scheme known as ‘Clare’s Law’. Under the scheme women and men can apply to the police to check if […]
Family and Child Law In a case highlighted last year, a father criticised the ‘absurd’ court order which banned him from returning text messages and phone calls from his children. The […]
Family and Divorce Law In the case of Arif v Zar and another [2012], The Court of Appeal found that the Family Division had no jurisdiction to transfer an application […]
Family and Spousal Maintenance A Doctor has been ordered to continue paying his ex-wife maintenance. The court found that he did not want to pay as he felt it went against Islamic […]
Family and Child Law In the case of Re W (children) (withdrawal of allegations of abuse) [2012], The Court of Appeal ruled that a judge was correct in not allowing […]
What is Mediation or Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)? Alternative Dispute Resolution, which is sometimes referred to more generally as mediation, is a voluntary method of resolving disputes in business without the costs […]
Family and Children Law In the case of Re W (children) (contact order) [2012], The Court of Appeal ruled that a judge had erred when directing there be no direct […]
Whilst none of us want to contemplate our own demise too much we would all wish our loved ones to have as simple a job as possible when the occasion […]
The Hart Reade Property Department prides itself on providing expert legal advice and exceptional customer service. In a market that is competitive and still feeling the effects of the current […]
