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Inheritance Tax account IHT100 forms

HMRC announces an updated approach to the clearance process and the timeline for IHT100 Inheritance Tax account forms.

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Check the ground rules to avoid boundary disputes

Warm weather and longer days see a surge in interest in garden works each year, and where householders improve and replace, boundary disputes are sure to follow.

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Ensure equality in residential tenancies

For residential landlords, identity checks on prospective tenants can be challenging and the penalties harsh for getting it wrong; but trying to avoid tenants with complex immigration status is not an option, as this opens the way to claims of unlawful discrimination.

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No blame but challenges remain…

When the clock finally chimed for no-fault divorce, courts saw a surge in petitions from couples looking to avoid the blame game but challenges still lie ahead for couples leaving a marriage.

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Blame game ends

We highlight the benefits of 'no blame' divorce, which came into effect in April 2022.

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Effects of Covid-19 on inheritance tax

Private Client solicitor, James McMullan, takes a closer look at the effects of covid-19 on inheritance-tax and estate planning.

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Seven things to consider before you let through Airbnb

If you’re a tenant under a lease, you must consider the following before you let through Airbnb:

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What is a SOSR dismissal?

“Some other substantial reason”

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Zero-hours contracts: many questions

Businesses are increasingly using non-standard contracts to add more flexibility to their workforce. But, with recent regulations seeking to make sure zero-hours contracts are fair, what do businesses need to look out for?

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Facing up to the social media challenge

Every business using social media should get to grips with publishing law and advertising regulations if they are to avoid reputation-damaging incidents.

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Publication of Employment Tribunal Judgments

What does this mean for employers facing a claim in the Employment Tribunal (ET)?

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Employers to pay apprenticeship levy

The apprenticeship levy is due to come into force in April 2017

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