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People are being urged to safeguard their future as the population ages by taking out a lasting power of attorney (LPA). The Law Society says that with people living longer, it’s vitally important that we plan ahead because there may come a time when we can no longer make vital decisions about our finances and
A businessman who earned all his wealth several years after divorcing his wife has agreed to pay her £300,000 in a belated settlement. Dale Vince and Kathleen Julie Wyatt separated in 1984 when they were both in their early 20s. They divorced in 1992. Mr Vince was penniless at the time but went on to
From 30th June 2016, further provisions of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 will come into force which will abolish the requirement for companies to file an annual return with Companies House. Instead, a company will need to file a “confirmation statement”. Below is a summary of this change and other changes, which
A mother has won her appeal to have contact with her daughter in the United States after agreeing to several safeguards to ensure the girl would be returned to the UK. The case involved a girl who was born in the US to a British father and a mother from the Caribbean. The girl had
A builder has been ordered to pay £483,000 for breach of contract after failing to carry out repair work to the specified standard. He was also ordered to return £200,000 after fraudulently inducing a customer to enter into a share purchase agreement. The case involved a wealthy individual customer who engaged the builder to carry
A commercial tenant has won a dispute over exercising a break clause even though it served notice to an out-of-date address. The case involved four landlords who were the trustees of a retirement scheme that owned the freehold of a large building. Three floors in the building were let to a commercial tenant on a
A recent case before the Employment Tribunal highlights the potential risks of communicating with an employee on sick leave and how even well intentioned inquiries can backfire. The case involved a woman who was disabled and had frequently taken long spells off work because of health issues. In 2013, she suffered bouts of depression and
The High Court has resolved a dispute between former partners over the sale of a block of flats worth between £3m and £4m. The case involved three partners whose relationship broke down in 2014. The partnership’s main asset was a large apartment block comprising of just over 100 leasehold flats. An independent valuation indicated a
A company has been fined a total of £826,000 after admitting that it tried to stop retailers from discounting online prices. Ultra Finishing Ltd supplies bathroom products to a number of online stores. Following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), it admitted that in the years 2012 to 2014, it engaged in
The number of county court judgments (CCJ) against businesses has fallen to its lowest level since before the financial crisis, according to figures released by the Registry Trust. The Trust’s research shows that there were 21,860 CCJs recorded against businesses in England and Wales during the first three months of 2016, a 17% fall on