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Nearly a third of family business owners fear their company will die out and not be passed on to the next generation once they retire. One in five believe it’s unlikely that family businesses will even exist in the future. These are some of the findings of a survey carried out by insurance company Direct
The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will be one the main events of the year with millions of people across the world wishing them every happiness. The romance between them is plain to see, but should the couple also be considering some more practical matters? Many people now draw up a pre-nuptial agreement,
Four Muslim children who were taken into foster care after they had been radicalised by their mother have been returned to their father. The High Court was told that the mother, who is in prison, had showed no moderation in her extremist beliefs. The judge ruled that it was in the children’s best interest to
Average house prices throughout the UK rose by 4.5% in the year to October but there are signs that they may be starting fall. There was a decrease of 0.5% between September and October 2017. However, Wales bucked the trend with an increase of 0.8%. The price of the average house in the UK is
An unmarried woman has won the right to receive compensation after her long-term partner died due to medical negligence. Jacqueline Smith lived with her partner John Bulloch for 16 years until he died in 2011. His doctors had failed to diagnose that he was suffering from an infection. If he had been married, his wife
A couple who bought a home in the country to enjoy a quiet life have succeeded in preventing a landowner building houses that would spoil their view. The issue arose after the couple bought the home in a large area of open countryside. The landowner who sold the property to them retained the adjoining land
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that Sainsbury’s acted unfairly when it dismissed one of its employees for persistently wearing headphones while working. Victor Onyike had worked for the retailer for several years as a commercial assistant in the delivery yard. It was classified as a high-risk area because of the number of lorries crossing and
A local authority had acted unreasonably when it limited a landlord’s licence on his properties to only one year. That was the decision of the Upper Tribunal in a case involving Waltham Forest London Borough Council. The landlord owned several flats that were let to tenants. From April 2015, the local authority’s area was designated
An accountant who was the minority shareholder in a business has won his claim for a financial settlement after being excluded from company affairs. The accountant had a 49% shareholding in the company; the majority shareholders were a designer and his wife who held the remaining 51%. The company made model military figures for a
A contractor has won a dispute over a £277,000 payment even though the adjudicator deciding the case may have made a mistake. The issue arose after the contractor had been hired by a developer constructing a block of flats. The agreement between them was based on an amended JCT 2011 Intermediate Building Contract with Contractor’s