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High Court Annuls Overseas Marriage After Ruling ‘Wife’ a Bigamist

Posted6 July 2020

In order to be divorced you obviously have to be validly married, and bigamy remains a surprisingly common occurrence. In one case, the High Court found that a couple’s overseas...

Disinherited Daughter's Bid for a Share of Her Father's Estate Rejected

Posted3 July 2020

If someone upon whom you depend financially dies leaving you nothing in his or her will, judges have the power to ensure that you do not go empty-handed. As a...

Fixed-Term Employment Contracts Mean What They Say

Posted2 July 2020

Fixed-term employment contracts mean what they say and expire at the end of their terms without the need for any notice of termination. The Court of Appeal so ruled in...

COVID-19 Crisis – Judge Rules Derogation From Human Rights 'Essential'

Posted30 June 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a public emergency which is threatening the life of the nation. A High Court judge wrote those words in reaching the momentous conclusion that, whilst the...

COVID-19 Crisis – Judge Rules Derogation From Human Rights ‘Essential’

Posted30 June 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic represents a public emergency which is threatening the life of the nation. A High Court judge wrote those words in reaching the momentous conclusion that, whilst the...

Continued Controversy Over Delayed IR35 Tax Reforms

Posted29 June 2020

The House of Lords has produced a damning report into the intended changes to the IR35 off-payroll working rules. In response to the coronavirus pandemic, the reforms have been...