Heated Divorces
There are mechanisms in place to try and keep divorces as amicable as possible. ‘No-fault’ divorce has removed the ‘blaming’ element of divorce applications by…
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“Technical Issues in Charity Law”: How will the Charities Act 2022 Tackle These? “Technical Issues in Charity Law”: How will the Charities Act 2022 Tackle These?The much-anticipated Charities Bill received Royal Assent in February, bringing it into law as the Charities Act 2022. Whilst the implementation of the Act will…
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“No Fault” Divorce to come into effect on 6 April 2022 “No Fault” Divorce to come into effect on 6 April 2022The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020 signifies the most important reform to divorce law in the past 50 years. Under this legislation the long…
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Probate fees increase in England and Wales by up to 76% Probate fees increase in England and Wales by up to 76%From the 26th of January 2022, the Ministry of Justice has introduced a flat rate fee of £273 for probate applications. Previously, this was set…
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Trainee Promotions, Staff Progression and New Starters at Clapham & Collinge LLP Trainee Promotions, Staff Progression and New Starters at Clapham & Collinge LLPAs we continue to develop our workforce and build for the future, we take this opportunity to announce a number of trainee promotions, introduce three…
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Sexual Discrimination in the workplace – The ‘Witch Hat’ case Sexual Discrimination in the workplace – The ‘Witch Hat’ caseThe ‘Witch Hat’ case: City banker is awarded £2,000,000 by the Employment Tribunal for unequal pay and sexual discrimination in the workplace. City banker, Stacey…
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Property Sector Update 2022 Property Sector Update 2022Although 2021 was yet another year dominated by the Coronavirus pandemic, for the property sector, it was also an interesting year full of policy announcements…
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One of the UK’s largest residential developers axes ground rent increases One of the UK’s largest residential developers axes ground rent increasesLeases are granted over properties and exist for a finite period of time. Once this period comes to an end, the property reverts to the…
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Wills, Families and Inheritance – The Elephant in the Room? Wills, Families and Inheritance – The Elephant in the Room?32% of UK adults have not planned to divide their assets equally among their children upon death. According to a survey conducted by Charles Stanley…
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Our pledge to match-fund The Benjamin Foundation’s Christmas Gift Appeal Our pledge to match-fund The Benjamin Foundation’s Christmas Gift AppealAt Clapham & Collinge LLP we have a long-standing commitment in community engagement and we take our corporate social responsibility very seriously. As long-term supporters…
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Ask the Legal Expert: Landlord and Tenant FAQs (2) Ask the Legal Expert: Landlord and Tenant FAQs (2)Ask the Legal Expert was launched last year by Clapham & Collinge LLP in relation to topical employment law questions. This series of articles helped…
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Ask the Legal Expert: Landlord and Tenant FAQs Ask the Legal Expert: Landlord and Tenant FAQsAsk the Legal Expert was launched last year by Clapham & Collinge LLP in relation to topical employment law questions. This series of articles helped…
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Lord Bath’s “wifelets” prepare to challenge his will Lord Bath’s “wifelets” prepare to challenge his willIn our article of 1 June 2021, we speculated that some of Lord Bath’s “wifelets” could contest his will, which left the entirety of his…