Age discrimination – is it on the rise?
What types of claims can be made for age discrimination, what might they cost employers, and how can they be avoided?
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Can you ask pre-employment health questions?
The Equality and Human Rights Commission ("EHRC") is Great Britain's national equality body with responsibility for promoting and upholding equality laws. They recently published a report regarding the practice of Elite Careplus Limited (ECL) asking pre-employment health questions.
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How do you locate assets when dealing with an estate?
When someone passes away, their assets all require to be dealt with – and must of course all be taken into account when calculating any inheritance tax that may be due.
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Do expenses follow success? Qualified One Way Costs Shifting (QOCS)
You will often hear the expression in litigation "expenses follow success". The presumption is the successful party in litigation has achieved the outcome they sought when they raised the court action; but also the ability to issue a bill for their costs of the litigation to the losing side.
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Executing your Will - Is my Will Valid?
As the Covid-19 pandemic is maturing, it is important that you continue to manage your personal legal affairs in the most effective way possible. There are certain formal procedures that you must follow to ensure that your will is legally valid to guarantee that your final wishes are executed exactly as you envision.