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News published in previous quarters is listed below. Click on the title to access the article

		General - Business
			TUPE and ‘Off-shoring’
			Tax Returns – Greater Certainty
			New Guidance on Late Night Taxis
			Who Decides? Big Decision
			Directors – Be Careful What You Sign!
			Disqualification Traps for Directors
			Data Protection – New CCTV Guidelines
			IVAs – New Code of Conduct
			Company Road Safety – Police Get Tough
			Directors’ Duties Under the 2006 Companies Act
			Dividend Waivers – Making Them Work
			In Brief - New Advisory Fuel Rates
			In Brief - Taxman Challenges Troncs
			Is a Director an Employee?
			Making Training Costs Tax Deductible
			Non-Cooperation Sufficient for a Ban
			Taper Takes Toll
			The New CGT Regime – Who Wins and Who Loses?


		RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY
			Right to Buy – Common Sense Prevails in Definition of Premises
			Who Doesn’t Need a HIP?
			Lack of Clarity Causes Title Disputes
			Buying Abroad – Take Care
			New HIPs Resolution Service
			Mortgage Holders ‘Clueless’ About Interest Rate Impact
			Right To Buy –Tthe Present Position
			Oral Agreement Gives Rise to Property Rights
			HIPs – Scope Extended

Commercial Property and Contracts

Put Up or Shut Up


		Employment
			Making Training Costs Tax Deductible
			Is a Risk Assessment Necessary?
			Annual Increase in Tribunal Awards
			Employing Illegal Migrant Workers
			Manual Handling
			Defective Compromise Agreements
			Stress – An Employer’s Duties
			Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay
			The Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations
			National Minimum Wage – Guidance on Accommodation Offset
			National Minimum Wage – New Rates
			EOC Guidance on Managing Pregnant Women and Parenthood
			Consultation on Additional Paternity Leave and Pay
			Expired Disciplinary Warnings
			Return to Work After Maternity Leave – What is the Same Job?
			In Brief-The National Minimum Wage and Tips


		Immigration
			New Immigration System – Rules for Highly Skilled Workers
			New Regime For Highly Skilled Migrants


		Landlord and Tenant
			Tenant Beware
			HMRC in Buy to Let Probe
			Residential Tenancies – Tenancy Deposit Scheme

		Liquor Licensing
			Noise at Work in the Music and Entertainment Sectors – A Reminder
			Noisy Pubs – What Can Be Done?
			Licensing Appeals – Who Carries The Cost?
			Revised Local Authority Licensing Law Guidance
			Cigarette Ban – What a Fag!
			Fag End Costs £500

Family and Matrimonial

Uncertainty Prevents Revision of Divorce Arrangement


		Personal Injury
			Acting Too Soon Prevents Claim
			Medical Claim Not Always Against Hospital
			Clinical Negligence – Liability Tests


		Wills, Trusts and Probate
			Cohabitation and Estates
			Unlocking Your Equity – the Choices
			Tax Consequences of Keeping Your Home When You Move
			Inheritance Tax Threshold
			CGT and Non-Business Assets
			Drawdown Lifetime Mortgages
			HMRC Publishes Nil Rate Bands
			IHT and the Pre-Budget Report – Traps Still Remain
			Putting Cash into a Family Business
			Check Your Will
			Avoiding Inheritance Tax With Discounted Gift Schemes
			Contested Wills – Costly, Unpleasant And Avoidable
			Witnesses to a Will
			Revocation of Wills
			Powers of Attorney - New and Old


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