Yearly Archive April 24, 2024

Inheritance Disputes Increase

A significant rise in inheritance disputes largely due to people instructing incompetent or unqualified advisers for will writing or later amendments is happening.

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The Office Now a Hotel

Older offices are being purchased for conversion into hotels due to hybrid working from home and net zero carbon neutral requirements. Solicitors in London have been dealing with change of use planning applications accompanying the regular freehold and leasehold transfer negotiations.

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Employment Law Update

Here is a summary of some recent significant cases:-

The Supreme Court ruled that employees who have been underpaid for their holidays can claim for the shortfall even if more than three months has elapsed between those underpayments. This increases the employers financial liability who are calculating holiday pay incorrectly.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal handed down a judgment on when employees behaviour on social media outside of the workplace can instigate disciplinary action by their employers. A sensitive matter as employees want to add their voices to the virtual debate.

The Supreme Court decided that in accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights Deliveroo cyclists are not employees.

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Divorce – Post, Pre Nuptial and Separation Agreements in Divorce Proceedings

The four main routes that these can be disputed in divorce proceedings are that either the agreement does not meet the applicant’s needs, duress, failure to provide full and frank disclosure or no legal advice.

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