Ebriefings

Given the Chancellor’s increase of capital gains tax (CGT) rates, the changes could encourage more businesses to consider EOTs as an alternative exit option – and require them to get […]

Headline announcements included new grant funding for adult and children’s social care and an increase in the Carer’s Allowance weekly earnings limit to the equivalent of 16 hours at the […]

As expected, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a number of tax increases and other fiscal changes, some of which will affect private individuals. Changes to Inheritance Tax were widely expected […]

The Chancellor’s decision to top-up the affordable housing programme (AHP) with funding to the value of £500 million, is welcome. However, funding for 5,000 new homes is really just a […]

Care homes are attempting to negotiate a better deal with their commissioning authorities. However, to what extent should they push without risking their contract being reallocated to another provider?

As we step into October, a season of change and reflection, this month’s newsletter covers a wide range of important updates within the charity sector including changes key future employment law changes.

No legislation has been brought before parliament in the first 100 days that directly affects the work of Private Client lawyers, although the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024 did […]

But to what extent has this been progressed in the Government’s first 100 days, and what else have we learned about the attention Labour wants to give social care? Here […]

It has been a mixed bag for Labour’s first 100 days in office, and the forthcoming Budget may give a clearer road map.

There have been a series of announcements during the first 100 days of Labour’s Government which will impact local authorities during the course of this Parliament, such as:

Housing played a key part in Labour’s election campaign which was reflected in a very long to-do list.  Just the list alone would be longer than we have space for; we have summarised the highlights below.

The Government’s promised ‘devolution revolution’ is starting to take shape, with four agreements confirmed to date spanning Hull and East Yorkshire, Greater Lincolnshire, Lancashire and Devon and Torbay.