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The government has launched a consultation on how to ensure greater equality in parental leave entitlements. The consultation will ask whether statutory paternity leave for fathers and same sex partners should be changed, and for suggestions on ways in which the shared parental leave policy introduced in 2015 could be improved. The government is looking
The latest House Price Index figures show that the cost of an average home in the UK jumped 0.7% between March and April. The annual rise to April was 1.4%, bringing the cost of the average property to £228,903. In England, the annual rise was 1.1%, with the average property costing £245,128. The regional data
The Court of Protection has stepped into safeguard the interests of an elderly pensioner who was unable to handle his financial affairs at a time when he was facing complex legal action. The case involved a 75-year-old man who had various medical conditions. He struggled with alcohol abuse and suffered with short-term memory loss and
The government has launched a review on how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences. The three-month project aims to ensure that the family court works first and foremost in the explicit interests of the child, including their safety, health and well-being. The review, chaired by
A woman has won the right to her receive her late partner’s military pension, after a legal battle that lasted several years. Jane Langford had been in a relationship with Air Commodore Christopher Green for 15 years when he died suddenly in 2011. Ordinarily, she would have been entitled to a bereavement grant and her
Five children have been taken from their mother after she allowed the youngest child’s father to live in the house despite him having a history of violence. The mother had four children from a previous relationship, and her youngest with her current partner. The local authority had barred the partner from visiting the house, due
A dental practice has won a long running contract dispute with the NHS that went all the way to the Court of Appeal. The practice had a General Dental Services Contract with the NHS, which stated that no variation could take effect unless it was in writing and signed by or on behalf of the
Millions of flexible workers are to be given extra protection as part of the government’s Good Work Plan initiative. The new measures are expected to include: compensation for workers when shifts are cancelled at short notice entitlement to a reasonable period of notice for their allocated shifts additional protections for individuals who are penalised if
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a landlord was within his rights to end a tenancy agreement without giving his tenant the six-month notice period required under the Housing Act 1988. The tenant, Sarah Bamber, had agreed a seven-year tenancy on the property, which included a 12-month starter period. During this starter period, the
Standard Life Assurance Limited has been fined £30million for failing to give its customers all the required information when selling annuities. An annuity is a type of retirement income product that can be purchased with some or all of an individual’s pension pot. It is a complex financial product, and the law states that companies