In certain circumstances, the courts are able to grant permission for continued storage of gametes or embryos where the strict legislative requirements for consent to such storage have not been complied with. Recently, the High Court considered 15...
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The Court of Appeal has recently upheld a High Court decision rejecting a man’s claim that he was entitled to a 50% share in a retail company , highlighting the risks of relying on informal or verbal business arrangements. The case serves as an...
Willett & Co Supporting Gissing’s Sunday Best 2026 Willett & Co Solicitors are pleased to be supporting Gissing’s Sunday Best – Classic Car & Vintage Fayre 2026 , a much-loved community event taking place in Norfolk. This...
New guidance has been issued confirming the updated levels of compensation available in Employment Tribunal claims for injury to feelings , following discrimination or whistleblowing cases. These compensation brackets, commonly known as the “Vento...
The UK Government has confirmed that Income Tax rates and allowances for the 2026/27 tax year will remain largely unchanged from the previous year. While there are no major increases, understanding how these thresholds apply is essential for effective...
Where a partnership's members include a company, the company's share of the partnership's profits is calculated as if the partnership's trade was carried on by a company, by virtue of Section 1259 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 . The Court of Appeal...
From 1 May 2026, changes brought in by the Renters' Rights Act 2025 will provide more rights and better protection to tenants in the private rented sector. Changes introduced by the Act include: The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies. All...
A woman's family have succeeded in their challenge to a will purporting to leave her £500,000 estate to her partner after a judge ruled that the will was a forgery. The woman had made a will in 2022 leaving her estate in trust to her daughter. After...
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a company that sold range cookers against a ruling that it had infringed AGA Rangemaster's trade marks. The company's range cookers were fitted with an electric control system, which could also be fitted to...
The National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2026 came into force on 1 April and made the following changes to the National Living Wage (NLW) and the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates: The NLW, which applies to those aged 21 and over, will...
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