The Marriage Foundation has launched a manifesto calling on political parties to consider the need to reform divorce law. The Foundation, which is led by one of the country’s senior family judges, Sir Paul Coleridge, believes current law is outdated and out of step with modern life. The call for change coincides with two recent
A Court of Appeal ruling that a 10% uplift should be applied to general damages awards in civil claims for pain and suffering does not apply to employment tribunals. That was the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in a recent discrimination case. The hearing involved a woman who claimed that her employer had
The government plans to introduce a new online tool designed to increase pay transparency and lead to wage increases for the less well off. Ministers say the National Minimum Wage Accelerator will give businesses and employees “unprecedented” clarity around pay levels by making it easier to find out how much people are paid in different
On 11th March 2015, the Supreme Court handed down their decision in the case of Vince v. Wyatt [2015] UKSC 14 and granted a wife permission to make an application for financial relief against her ex-husband even though they had divorced over 20 years ago. Facts of the case: The parties married in 1981 and
A franchise company has been granted an injunction to stop two of its former franchisees damaging its business by making false claims to customers. The case involved a company that manufactured and sold postal franking machines, which were distributed in the UK through franchisees. In July 2014, its contracts with two franchisees were terminated following
A court has ruled that investors in a failed restaurant venture were entitled to get their money back because their names had not been placed on the lease as agreed. The case involved a businessman who identified an opportunity to lease and run a restaurant business. He secured an investment of £255,000 from five individual
A surgeon who was sacked after allegedly making racist remarks has failed to get an injunction preventing his employer going ahead with the dismissal. The case involved a consultant general surgeon who attended a meeting with a number of other doctors. After some of those doctors had left, he allegedly made remarks about them that
Pre-nup agreements are often associated with the rich but they are now being used by couples from all walks of life. They are particularly popular with people entering second marriages who want to safeguard their assets for their children from a previous relationship. People who have inherited money or perhaps been awarded compensation for an
Shared parental leave comes into effect in April, giving families more flexibility than ever before. Under the scheme, working couples will be able to share untaken maternity leave and pay, following the first 2 weeks’ recovery period that mothers have to take off after birth. It means that up to 50 weeks leave and 37
Lasting powers of attorney (LPA) are a tried and trusted way of enabling a person to nominate someone to look after their affairs if they ever lose the capacity to do so themselves at some point in the future. They have helped millions of families achieve peace of mind over many years. While the vast