Acting as an executor means that you are responsible for reporting the value of the estate and declaring any inheritance tax due, so it is important to make sure you follow correct procedures. ‘Since January 2022, new rules apply in respect of reporting inheritance...
Clinical Negligence Lawyer, Elizabeth Larner Case study Elizabeth Larner reached a settlement on behalf of a lady who suffered significant damage to her hearing as a result of a perforated ear drum caused by a nurse. A Devon lady has been awarded compensation as a...
Property buyers looking to pay reduced rates of stamp duty when buying multiple residential properties or claiming mixed residential and non-residential use can expect a tightening of the rules following a consultation by HMRC. Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) is payable in...
Becoming or working towards being a greener business is nothing new, but the pressures are mounting to take environmental issues more seriously as an important corporate responsibility, and to show real action and commitment beyond just marketing puff. ‘Using...
What is it Parental Alienation? Parental Alienation can occur when separated parents intentionally and unintentionally isolate their child from the other parent – this can occur in the following ways: Repeatedly breaking or changing agreed arrangements Blocking calls,...
The Office for National Statistics has published its review of sickness absence rates in 2021. Unsurprisingly, in the middle of a pandemic, 2021 saw the highest rate of sickness absence in a decade. The UK’s sickness absence rate rose from a record low of 1.8% in 2020...
