We have just seen the first Conservative budget in nineteen years, free from the influences of the Liberal Democrats. Having just been given their next term in office, this budget was described by many commentators as a key indication of how the next five years will develop. Given that the business community backed the Conservative […]
Joint bank accounts are useful mechanisms for the management of money on a daily basis. For example elderly parents may hold joint accounts with their children so that the children can manage and assist them with their daily activities as they get older. It is also very common with couples as it makes the payment […]
Chris joined Inspire six years ago as a Tax Adviser having just completed his CTA qualification and having previously qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Due to his hard work and expertise, he has been swiftly promoted through three different positions until recently achieving the highest level of Director. Managing Director, Warren Munson states: “This […]
Further detail has emerged (in a leak to the Guardian newspaper) concerning a new Inheritance Tax (IHT) allowance announced in the Conservative Party election manifesto to set against the value of the family home. The proposed new family home allowance provides for an additional £175,000 nil rate band from April 2017, bringing a couple’s combined […]
Following a public consultation that the Finance Ministry had promoted on the implementation in Italy of the Directive 2013/34/EU on annual and consolidated financial statements and related reports, the Italian Government has recently issued (May 2015) the Legislative Decree n. 171 draft containing modifications to the current legislation that will affect the domestic framework on […]
Following a public consultation that the Finance Ministry had promoted on the implementation in Italy of the Directive 2013/34/EU on annual and consolidated financial statements and related reports, the Italian Government has recently issued (May 2015) the Legislative Decree n. 171 draft containing modifications to the current legislation that will affect the domestic framework on […]
The IMMLAW service provided by Gross & Co. is headed by our senior partner Graeme Kirk who is recognised nationally and internationally as one of the foremost UK immigration specialists, with over 30 years’ experience in this field. Gross & Co. is recognised in both the Legal 500 and Chambers Legal Directories as one of […]
When I came to the Bar in 1968, construction law was regarded as a rather dull,specialist subject, in some respects hardly worthy of being considered as proper law atall. It was all about boring Scott Schedules and claims for damages for defects anddisruption and delay claims, otherwise known in the trade as “buggeration claims”. Itwas […]
Do Engineers Get off Lightly? FIDIC’s series of Contracts includes one that is a little less known. This is theClient/Consultant Model Services Agreement known as the White Book.Some cynics say that in this contract, FIDIC has departed from its normal standard –of striking a fair balance between the two parties, and has instead veered to […]
Introduction On 9 June 2015 the Court of Appeal clarified the law relating to deathbed gifts. In King v Chiltern Dog Rescue [2015] EWCA Civ 581 the Court of Appeal confirmed that the previously widely cited decision in Vallee v Brichwood [2013] EWHC 1449 was wrongly decided. Facts of the Case Kenneth King lived with […]
If you are in business (a Trader),selling goods or providing services to consumers, then beware! The Consumer Rights Act 2015 will give law enforcers additional ways (enhanced measures) to address breaches of consumer law. In addition to having power to bring criminal prosecutions and obtain civil injunctions (to stop further breaches) against offending Traders, the […]
Can you remove and dispose of the tenant’s belongings which have been left behind at the end of the tenancy? A tenant is generally obliged to remove their chattels from the property at the end of the term. A lease will often expressly oblige the tenant to remove their chattels at the end of the […]