Emerging out of the pandemic, businesses might want to consider how to reward, repay and incentivise existing employees, and also how to attract good quality candidates to enable and facilitate recovery plans. If preservation of cash will have greater...
The recent case of Re Macom GmbH (UK) Ltd [2021] EWHC 1661 (Ch) highlights the wide discretion of the court when considering unfair prejudice. Even when a court decides that a party’s conduct constitutes unfair prejudice, it does not always order a...
When you own a property with someone, you can own it as joint tenants or tenants in common. If you own your property as joint tenants, you both have equal rights to the whole property and the other owner will automatically inherit the property regardless of...
If you and your partner separate, one of the many issues to discuss is how a child’s time will be divided between the two households. It is presumed to be in a child’s best interest to have a meaningful relationship with both parents...
The process of getting divorced begins by one person submitting a divorce petition . This can be done online. The Court will then process the application and assign it with a case number. This can take 1 to 2 weeks on average however will be...
You might have obtained your Decree Absolute and believe that your divorce is now concluded. However whilst the Decree Absolute might formally end your marriage, it does not dismiss the financial claims that you and your ex-spouse have against one...
When oral evidence is not enough – the recent case of Re Electrical Control Installations Ltd [2021] (05 October 2021) highlights the importance of contemporaneous documentation to evidence unfairness in a successful petition under section 994 of the...
It is good practice for a draft copy of the divorce petition to be sent to the Respondent before the Petitioner sends the same to the Court. This allows the Respondent opportunity to request any amendments if they feel strongly about anything included within...
Welcome The Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 do exactly what it says on the tin. They prevent an employer treating a part-time worker less favourably than their full-time colleagues on the grounds of...
A Decree Absolute formally and legally ends a marriage entirely. Under certain circumstances, the petitioner of the divorce may wish to delay the granting of Decree Absolute. The Court will be required to consider all the circumstances of both...
