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13 December

With life expectancy ever-increasing and with 9.9 million new cases of dementia reported each year worldwide, people are becoming increasingly concerned about their long term health.  In turn many consider... Read More

12 December

On 17 November 2017 the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) published its report, "Partnering for prosperity: a new deal for the Cambridge – Milton Keynes – Oxford Arc". The report focused... Read More

11 December

The recent ITV Tonight programme "Elderly Theft: Robbing the Relatives" revealed a number of shocking stories where a family member appointed as an attorney under a Lasting Power of Attorney... Read More

4 December

The recent Channel 4 Dispatches programme "How to avoid the Dementia Tax" explored the "political hot potato" that is the provision of social care. An increasing number of elderly people... Read More

1 December

With the clock ticking, and just over a month until the changes to the regulation of payment services and e-money come into force, the revised regime will see a significant... Read More

24 November

This week's budget made few mentions of the voluntary sector, and you might be forgiven for thinking the Chancellor had forgotten all about it.  Scratch beneath the surface, however, and... Read More

14 November

The new permitted development rights allowing change of use from a light industrial building to a dwelling house came into force this October within Class (PD) of Part 3 of... Read More

5 November

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled in the case of King v Sash Windows & another that a "self-employed" salesman who established worker status is able to claim... Read More

1 November

The case of Burrows Investments Ltd (Burrows) and Ward Homes Ltd (Ward) (2017) is another case highlighting the importance of careful drafting and negotiation of overage provision but this case... Read More

20 October

The media has been buzzing about the recent listing of a property in Notting Hill for circa £17 million where the reports state that the seller is only willing to... Read More

19 October

On 13 September the Government published the Data Protection Bill, announced in the Queen's Speech earlier this year, which will repeal the existing Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The Bill... Read More