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You can’t take it: it belongs to my other half The High Court sheriff is often in the situation where they are seizing assets that belong to a couple, married or co-habiting, and defendants state that the items belong to their spouse and therefore cannot be seized. In many cases, they are wrong! Is…
If you are an employee and thinking about bringing a claim in the tribunal, you should do so sooner rather than later as on 29th July you will have to pay a fee of between £160 and £250 to bring a claim . Also you will have to pay a fee for a hearing and…
For those of you in business you need to be aware that the small claims court limit has now gone up from £5000 to a huge £10,000 in one go. We at TM Law believe that £10,000 is a lot of money to small and medium businesses. What this means for you is that if…
Know who you are dealing with. Sounds really obvious but is not only crucial but very often got wrong. You can deal with someone as an Individual, as a sole trader, as a partnership or as a limited company. Identify which they are as soon as you start dealing with them – not later on…
Possession orders are used by property and land owners, private and public sector, to remove tenants and trespassers from property or land. As the process is different in each case, this article gives guidance on each situation. Residential trespassers As squatting in residential property is now a criminal offence under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and…
Not everyone can work from home, the majority of businesses need premises and these are normally occupied under the provisions of a Commercial Lease. A lease creates many obligations and is invariably drawn to benefit the Landlord and yet it is currently a tenants market. There are plenty of premises out there. When…
Make sure you get it right from the beginning. It will be a small price to pay to make sure you are set up property and have clear agreement of all relevant issues to the running of the business . Here is a check list for you:- Are you trading with the…
Have you been threatened with the possibility of redundancy? Take legal advice as soon as possible. Take full advantage of your rights in this difficult situation. We offer comprehensive advice at all stages of the process including advising on compromise agreements and making applications to the employment tribunal for unfair dismissal. This blog post was…
1. WHERE THERE’S A WILL YOU HAVE A WAY… How many people know the detailed provisions of the Intestacy Rules and in particular, if you do not have a will how your money will be distributed on your death? It will be a large percentage of the population including many lawyers so far as the…
Windows XP was released in 2001 … and it is still on over 30% of all PCs out there. It is a testament to how “loved” it has been. Support for Windows XP is ending on April 8, 2014. If you’re running this version after that, you won’t get security updates for Windows. Microsoft have been…