In order to apply for probate, executors have to provide HMRC with details of all assets and liabilities (including joint assets) and any gifts made by the deceased during the seven years prior to death.

Guidance and the answers to frequently asked questions on insolvency and winding-up.

Section 233B of the Insolvency Act 1986 (introduced by the recent Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020) imposes significant changes on supply contracts. In summary, it prevents a supplier from ceasing to supply a customer simply because the customer has become insolvent.

Today, the Government has announced some concrete detail – and a demanding timetable of just three weeks – for its expected tightening of skills and salary criteria for sponsored migrant workers. Matthew Davies looks at what is coming, and where employers should focus next.

Wednesday 25 July 2018, the Supreme Court dismissed Tini Owens’ appeal in Owens v Owens, one of the most significant divorce cases to be heard in recent years.

The Home Office has made several important changes to the Sponsor Guidance in its new 01/25 versions, heralded by a ministerial statement in December.

Hybrid working has now become a common approach, particularly in office-based environments. But what is hybrid working, and how should employers go about implementing it?

The advantages of mediation are excellent, especially when considered against the alternative which in most cases may be a tribunal claim and offers substantial benefits to a business.

A court of appeal case centred around VAT on property could act as a beacon of light to businesses providing accommodation that does not fall under a tenancy agreement, according to a leading law firm.

It is often argued by contractors with a design responsibility that where they have complied with a prescribed specification set out in their contract, such that their design meets that specification.