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Pet custody on divorce
Internationally family courts are tackling the debate on whether pets are property or family. This is a difficult issue that pet owners h...
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April’s key insights
Please see below our corporate insights for April from our business law experts. Are business rates payable while a property is being red...
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Service of Party Wall Notices and Awards over Easter
As the Easter weekend approaches, we review egg-xactly when party wall notices and awards are deemed to be served under the Party Wall et...
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Pre-nuptial agreements: what is “fair”?
Supreme Court Justice Lord Wilson has recently expressed his views on spousal maintenance and his support for binding pre-nuptial agreeme...
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As a trustee, am I liable for replies that I give to a tenant when ...
The answer to this question is a “yes” following a decision by the High Court where the Court considered a misrepresentation claim brough...
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Probate fees proposed to soar from May- from £155 to potentially £2...
The government have recently published a new policy drastically increasing probate court fees. The policy was subject to consultation las...
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Sometimes you have to take responsibility for your own bad investme...
One of the difficult questions in claims against professional advisers is the extent to which a client can say that he relied on his prof...
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“Car bonnet” execution of a Will fuels legal debate
The recent case of Wilson v Lassman [2017] EWHC 85 (Ch) highlights the importance of ensuring the correct procedure is followed in relati...
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When is a director at risk of wrongful trading?
If you are a director of a business that is facing insolvency, you need to very carefully consider whether you should continue to trade o...
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Supreme Court’s judgment on the case of Ilott v Mitson
The Supreme Court have today allowed the charities appeal in the highly publicised case of Ilott v Mitson (2017). It is the first opportu...
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Corporate Insights Seminar – A Shareholder Relations Case Study (Mo...
As part of our 2017 Corporate Insights Seminar Series, Morrisons Solicitors invites you to: Insights in Context: A Shareholder Relations ...
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Morrisons Solicitors host their final WYPG networking evening
On 2 March 2017, Morrisons Solicitors held their last ever WYPG (Wimbledon Young Professionals Group) as hosts and organisers of this pop...
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Does domicile affect spouse exemption for inheritance tax?
It is important to consider domicile when instructed to administer estates or provide tax planning advice because the inheritance tax (“...
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Uber drivers are workers says employment tribunal
The much-reported employment tribunal claim against Uber is important because of the enormous number of so-called self-employed Uber driv...
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Minimum Wage Crackdown
The Government is cracking down on employers who fail to pay the national minimum/living wage to their workers. Last month, around 200 co...
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Are you covered for the cost of an employment tribunal claim withou...
Tribunal statistics released at the beginning of this month show that the number of employment tribunal claims filed by individuals is do...