Ministers announced on 7th June 2021 that the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, which will allow married couples to divorce without assigning blame (“no fault” divorce), will come into force on 6th April 2022. The bill was originally due to come into force in October 2021 [...]
The Government is introducing a new kind of relief for people suffering from problem debts. The new “Breathing Space” legislation which comes into force from 4 May 2021 allows either debt advice providers authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority or local authorities who give debt advice [...]
Compensation limits for redundancy and unfair dismissal claims in the Employment Tribunal are usually reviewed annually and increased in line with inflation. The next increase will take place on 6th April 2021. This will mean that redundancies become more expensive for employers and unfair dismissal claims [...]
In his Budget on 3 March 2021, Rishi Sunak announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is being extended and changing again, for what is likely to be the last time. Furlough ends on 30 September The end date for the furlough scheme has been pushed [...]
The UK Government has long faced calls to reform leasehold laws. The increasingly common cases of spiralling ground rents, high service charges and other onerous lease terms prompted a consultation process by the Law Commission that started in 2017 and ended with a final report in [...]
Following the introduction of COVID lockdown 3 on 5 January 2021, we have released a series of articles explaining the legal impact on eight areas of daily life. This article looks at making a Will and what is allowed under the new rules. You can still [...]
Following the introduction of COVID lockdown 3 on 5 January 2021, we have released a series of articles explaining the legal impact on eight areas of daily life. This article looks at the issue of losing your mental capacity, how COVID can affect your mental capacity [...]
From 1 April 2021, the rates are changing for National Minimum Wage and all other statutory payments. These are outlined in more detail below. National Minimum Wage The National Minimum Wage hourly rates will increase as follows: Age 23 and above £8.91 (up from £8.72) Age [...]
Following the introduction of COVID lockdown 3 on 5 January 2021, we have released a series of articles explaining the legal impact on eight areas of daily life. This article looks at moving home and what is still allowed under the new rules. The market remains [...]
Following the introduction of COVID lockdown 3 on 5 January 2021, we have released a series of articles explaining the legal impact on eight areas of daily life. This article looks at some specific issues employers may face when trying to keep the workplace open and [...]
