Fiscal Event Update

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, has announced his new Growth Plan for the UK. Some of the measures will have immediate effect, some take effect in November and others will take effect from 6 April 2023.

• Blog

• Housing Need
• Income Projections
• Stamp Duty
• Bonuses
• Tax

• Sofia Thomas

!23/09/2022 17:59

Zooming In: Video Evidence from Outside the Jurisdiction

This blog post is to inform (or maybe to remind) practitioners of the steps that must be taken if it is proposed that oral evidence be provided from a foreign country by video-link, and of the various matters that fall to be considered.

• Blog

• Zoom
• Evidence

• Gwynfor Evans

!15/09/2022 15:39

Where Next for Cohabitation Reform in England and Wales?

Reflections on the Report on the Rights of Cohabiting Partners handed down by the Women and Equalities Committee of the UK Parliament, its key recommendations and the next steps for cohabitation law reform in England and Wales.

• Blog

• Cohabitation

• Dr Andy Hayward

!30/08/2022 15:37

Money Corner: Pension Taxation - A Tax on Ambition is Never Wise

Pension classification – Most pension arrangements will be either one, or a hybrid, of the following arrangements: Defined contribution (DC) (also known as ‘money purchase’); the retirement benefits (or income) are defined by the contributions you make.

• Journal

• Rachael Hall

!06/07/2022 07:14

Costs Orders and Childrens’ Cases

Case law establishes that unreasonableness opens the door to the making of a costs order in a children’s case, though the court will exercise a broad discretion.

• Blog

• Costs

• Andrew Hogan

!14/06/2022 15:18