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We are pleased to announce that we have secured membership to the Law Society's Conveyancing Quality Scheme - the mark of excellence for the home buying process. We have undergone rigorous assessment by the Law Society in order to secure CQS status, which marks us out...

Google have received the biggest GDPR fine to date for ‘lack of transparency, inadequate information and lack of valid consent regarding ads personalisation’. The French Regulator judged that people had not been ‘sufficiently informed’ due to information being diluted...

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published a guide to data protection which covers the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU 2016/679)(GDPR)) The ICO states that it provides guidance for data protection officers and...

Start your 2019 with a bang by providing your employees with written terms and conditions of employment. Under the Employment Rights Act 1996, Employees have a right to a statement of particulars of their terms and conditions of employment. This is often known as a...

In a hearing next March, an Employment Tribunal will, for the first time, determine whether veganism is a "philosophical belief" protected by law. The case centres on the dismissal by the League Against Cruel Sports of an employee who disclosed to other employees that...

This week Jane Lodeto and Holly Johnson are supporting Resolution's 'Good Divorce Week'. Jane Lodeto has been a member of Resolution since she qualified as a solicitor. They are a society of Family Lawyers who campaign for a fairer family justice system. Good Divorce...

Stamp Duty has now been abolished for first-time buyers in shared ownership homes that cost up to £500,000. In the 2018 budget the Chancellor has announced that, following last year’s Stamp Duty changes, first-time buyers in shared ownership homes that cost up to...

Jane Lodeto enjoyed an interesting webinar today on passing digital assets on death. Many digital companies have not made provisions for Executors to easily access a deceased persons account, and it may be difficult for your Executors to even find these assets. ...

Are you worried about how to act at your looming office Christmas party? Do you relax and enjoy the free bar or act professionally, as though you’re at a business meeting? Well Bellman (B) V Northampton Recruitment (NR) may have some answers for you. In 2011 NR threw...

Which? Legal have recently reported that 40% of people who responded to their questionnaire used a DIY, or free Will writing service, when making their Will. With High Court disputes concerning Wills increasing by over a third in the last 5 years, this raises a lot of...

Is it directly discriminatory for a Christian baker to refuse to bake a cake containing a message supportive of gay marriage? No, held the Supreme Court in Lee v Ashers Baking Company Ltd and Others. Mr Lee asked Ashers Baking Company to bake a cake with a photo of...

The government says there are more than 3.3 million unmarried couples in the UK who live together with shared financial responsibilities - nearly half of them with children. But these households do not have the same legal protections as those who have a civil...

Preparing for end of life has never been more important. Studies have shown that a growing number of people in the UK are now living with dementia and are therefore often lacking capacity to make decisions themselves.  Most have not put in place Lasting Powers of...

It is common-place to be asked to provide references when applying for new job, but is there a legal requirement to give one? Unless regulated by an institution such as the Financial Conduct Authority, an employer is under no legal obligation to give a reference....

Recently, in the case of MenCap v Tomlinson-Blake the Court of Appeal held that carers who sleep at a client’s home, to attend to any needs the client has throughout the night, aren’t entitled to minimum wage whilst asleep. Before the decision made in the Court of...