Boris Johnson has unilaterally declared to EU citizens living in the UK that “your rights will be protected whatever happens” after Brexit. Speaking at an evening reception last Tuesday, the foreign secretary gave a much more concrete guarantee than the prime minister, who has held off promising to continue EU citizens’ rights until those of UK......
Ministers will launch a probe into unscrupulous home-buying practices where people who have already put down an offer on a property can be outbid by rival buyers. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has called for views on the custom – known as gazumping – as part of wider plans to make buying and selling a home “cheaper, faster and less stressful”. The......
It is difficult to imagine that at some point in our lives we may no longer be able to make our own decisions. Should that unfortunate moment come, it will undoubtedly effect every part of your life – from your finances to your home to your medical care. Failing to have a Power of Attorney......
More than 10,000 motorists are allowed on the roads despite having 12 or more penalty points on their licence. Analysis by BBC News shows motorists in the north of England had the most licences with a dozen or more points. Road safety charities said allowing people with lots of points to stay on the road......
Britons could obtain more control over what happens to personal information under proposals outlined by the government. Citizens will be able to ask for personal data, or information posted when they were children, to be deleted. The proposals are part of an overhaul of UK data protection laws drafted under Digital Minister, Matt Hancock. Firms that......
The decision of the supreme court that the introduction of fees for employment tribunals was unlawful is majestically argued in terms of access to justice. It is in stark contrast to the miserable and myopic decision of the court of appeal, which resorted to the logic of the poor law in holding that the reason......
National organisation Solicitors for the Elderly has raised concerns at proposals to overhaul the laws governing will writing claiming, saying reform will result in more court action. Responding to proposals from the Law Commission, SFE said it was ‘seriously concerned’ that people expressing their wishes, especially older and more vulnerable people, would be severely compromised......
John Walker was on a river cruise through Bangkok with his husband when he heard the supreme court was finally about to end his 11-year legal battle. After a tortuously slow campaign to secure another landmark moment in the march towards equality, he had just 10 days to race back to London and prepare for......
The law around wills should be updated and brought into the “modern world”, the Law Commission for England and Wales has said. The current rules were “unclear” and could be putting people off from making a will, it added. It is considering whether texts, emails and other electronic communications should be recognised as a valid will in......
Q Could you please help? In 1984, I purchased a house and lived there with my late wife until August 2015. I then rented the house out and moved in with a friend as I didn’t want to live there anymore (too many memories). I would now like to sell the house and buy another in......
