by Jane Lodeto | Jan 17, 2020
Equity release allows homeowners in later life to access the value of their property without the need to sell. The most popular product is the ‘Lifetime Mortgage’. This allows a homeowner to borrow a lump sum against their home’s value at a fixed interest rate. A...
by Jane Lodeto | Jul 16, 2019
In the recent case of Phoenix House Ltd v Stockman, which the employer had appealed, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) dismissed the employer’s argument that an employee’s compensation for unfair dismissal should be reduced to nil on account of...
by Jane Lodeto | Apr 25, 2019
#parentalalienationday #familylaw #childlaw #cafcass Cafcass defines parental alienation as: “when a child’s resistance or hostility towards one parent is not justified and is the result of psychological manipulation by the other parent.” Today is Parental Alienation...
by Jane Lodeto | Apr 15, 2019
The huge news in the last week causing our Family Law Department phones to buzz is that it has been agreed that No Fault Divorce will be made Law. This has been a long time coming, first being introduced in the Family Law Act 1996 the year before I began my Law...
by Jane Lodeto | Mar 7, 2019
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has published guidance and an online calculator on how to calculate holiday pay for workers whose hours or pay are not fixed. The guidance, which is not binding, complements pre-existing government...
