The problems with co-owned properties and attorneys
Whilst some people are under the impression that preparing a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is simply a case of completing a form and ticking a few boxes, it is about far more than this.
Legal Update – the slow death of LIBOR and its proposed replacement
On 27 July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”), announced that by the end of 2021, the FCA will not use its legal powers to compel or persuade banks to submit to LIBOR as they are not comfortable in doing so where there are only a few eligible term borrowing transactions by large banks.
BBC’s Come Home and family breakdown
I have just finished watching the lovely Christopher Eccleston on BBC iPlayer’s Come Home (#spoileralert in case you haven’t seen it yet). It’s about a family where, rather unusually, the mother leaves the marriage, her home and most shockingly, her children.
The end to “smash-and-grab” adjudication?
A key feature of statutory payment mechanism is a requirement for employers to issue payment notices & pay less notices if monies are to be withheld from a contractor.
Regulating the Standards – Revised
The Regulator of Social Housing has this week published a revised ‘Regulating the Standards’.
Can we keep the light nights all year round, please?!
One of the most important benefits of lighter nights is the improvement in road safety.
Establishing a Regional Adoption Agency
The Department for Education has approved the setting up of 5 new adoption agencies involving a total of 17 councils.
Mental Capacity: international intelligence and the “great and the good”
The use of a prohibited nerve agent on British soil resulted in the Court considering whether it was in the best interests for personal data to be released for use by the OPCW.
The colour purple
Epilepsy is most commonly diagnosed in children and in people over 65. According to the Epilepsy Society “there are over 60 million people with epilepsy in the UK, so around 1 in 100 people.”
Government U-turn – Universal Credit Housing Costs Element reinstated for claimants aged 18 to 21 years old
The Government has announced that it will amend The Universal Credit (Housing Costs Element for claimants aged 18 to 21) (Amendment) Regulations 2017 (the “Regulations”).
When is “stand-by time”, working time?
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has given a Judgement in Ville de Nivelles v Matzak on whether stand-by time constitutes working time under the Working Time Directives.
Holiday pay for zero hours, term time only and other part time staff with variable hours
Another case that might challenge holiday-pay practice for variable hours staff has been decided by the EAT.