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Several leading judges and lawyers have backed a campaign in the Times newspaper for sweeping reforms to divorce law, which they describe as “unjust and outdated”. The campaign calls for the following changes: Scrapping of fault-based divorce laws, allowing divorce within a year where both sides agree, and two where they do not, as in
A “director” includes any person occupying the position of director no matter what they are called. This definition appears in both the Companies Act 2006 and Insolvency Act 1986. It is clear then that the reality of any given situation is crucial in determining whether an individual is a director and that you cannot escape
The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is set to become enforceable from the 25 of May 2018. The GDPR creates a wider definition of personal data than the Data Protection Act. It covers all organisations in the public, private and non-profit sector and applies throughout the EU and beyond, even if the business itself
Unlike say for a consumer, the buyer of shares or assets be warned; the law provides no statutory or common law protection as to the nature and extent of the assets or liabilities you are acquiring. It is therefore usual for the buyer to negotiate certain forms of contractual protection into the purchase agreement for
The government says it wants to streamline the process of buying and selling a home so that it’s easier, cheaper and less stressful for all concerned. It’s begun a public consultation seeking ideas on how to make the system work more smoothly. A survey of 2,000 people who have bought or sold a home recently
The Court of Appeal has overturned a decision that left a wife dependent on her father for financial support following her divorce from her wealthy husband. Hayat Alireza and husband Hossam Radwan divorced in 2013 after 14 years of marriage. Mr Radwan had assets of £17m and earned £350,000 a year. Ms Alireza had no
One of Britain’s leading judges has called for living wills to be made compulsory to prevent disputes about the kind of medical treatment offered to patients who are unconscious or unable to make their feelings known. A living will, also known as an advance decision, enables you to write down how you wish to be
A Catholic woman has been awarded £20,000 compensation after being subjected to sectarian harassment at work. Helen Scott worked at bathroom suppliers Stevenson & Reid Ltd in Belfast. She was the only Catholic among the predominantly Protestant employees in her department. She said that in 2015, her line manager became angry with her after discovering
Many people are tempted to make DIY wills to save money but it can often lead to confusion and extra cost for grieving families, as in a recent case before the High Court. It involved a man who left three houses, one in London, one in Cardiff and one it Montenegro, to the Serbian Orthodox
The divorce rate has risen to its highest level since 2009, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. It’s thought that financial concerns could be one of the main reasons for the rise. There were 106,959 divorces of opposite-sex couples in 2016, an increase of 5.8% compared with 2015. This amounted