Category: Articles

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13 December

A recent report from the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners: “Wills and Trusts: Buyer Beware (08.12.23)”, highlighted research concerning the preparation of Wills by unqualified or incompetent advisors in... Read More

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11 December

The Department of Health and Social Care is to lead a review into the effectiveness of the statutory duty of candour for health service bodies in England. Read More

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11 December

A new report published by the Beyond Ofsted Inquiry has deemed Ofsted as not fit for purpose and as having a detrimental impact on schools, which some perceive as toxic. Read More

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6 December

Public procurement thresholds are being updated, we look at the impact of this on value of Central Government, and Sub-Central Government, contracts. Read More

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5 December

To help schools to understand the formalities and technical issues that need to be taken into account when a pupil is permanently excluded from a maintained school in Wales, we... Read More

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5 December

The Cabinet Office has released a new Public Procurement Note 10/23 (PPN 10/23) – taking account of a bidder’s approach to payment in the procurement of major contracts. Read More

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1 December

We examine whether non-professional executors – whose role can often be challenging and time-consuming – are allowed to reimburse themselves and/or make a charge for their work in administering an... Read More

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1 December

Most people will unfortunately have heard of occasions where people have tendered their resignations in response to workplace conflicts. Often these resignations are made verbally, "in the heat of the... Read More

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30 November

It was widely speculated in advance of this year’s Autumn Statement delivered on Wednesday 22nd November, that there could be a reform to inheritance tax. Rishi Sunak had been reportedly... Read More

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29 November

Family lawyers often advise clients who have been in a cohabiting relationship which has broken down but who have never married. In a 2022 Women and Equalities Committee report, almost... Read More

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29 November

In the last article of our public inquiry series, we look at freedom of information requests and defamation claims made in the context of a public inquiry. The extent of... Read More

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28 November

The Autumn Statement on 22 November 2023 confirmed a five year extension to the end date for the freeport tax reliefs in England to 30 September 2031. Reliefs are available... Read More