There is an ongoing legal problem with the use of cryptocurrency and cryptoassets when it comes to building wealth and protecting funds from seizure. Lawyers and those seeking legal counsel need to be prepared to deal with new laws and precedent regarding the use, discovery, recovery, and freezing of cryptoassets as part of trial investigations. […]
This instantly sounds like a terrible idea. Ending the “something for nothing” loophole abuse in which some people live entirely through benefits without bothering to seek a job sounds truly asinine in a time in which as much as people might want to work, there are simply no jobs to be had. Whatever qualifiers must […]
The response towards COVID-19 mirrored most people’s naturally cynical expectations. The UK was almost completely unprepared at that start, the response was improvised without much planning, and then most of the populace fortunately and very Britishly just hunkered down to get on with it, save for some defiant quarantine-breakers. As long as most of us […]
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: A lawyer gets married to a lawyer. Once they divorce, one of them gets half the assets plus £400,000 extra for no longer being a lawyer. More seriously: There was a recent example in case law judged by Mr Justice Philip sMoor, in which a couple met at […]
Enhanced Redundancy Protections 2020 Will you be removed from your job for redundancy in 2020? It’s an ever-more pressing fear in the looming environment of economic uncertainty, but as an employee you too have rights and options. There are some new legislation coming that may help to address some of these issues. Defining Redundancy Before […]
Couples in the Generation Z, i.e., those born on and after 1996, are more likely to seek a prenuptial agreement before marrying, a YouGov survey found. Men and women of Generation Z trend towards being more comfortable with consulting with a solicitor before marriage and protecting their assets first. They are more likely to see […]
Unexpectedly, same-sex marriage might force Northern Ireland to have a government again England, Wales and Scotland all legalized same-sex unions in 2014. The Republic of Ireland voted in a referendum to legalize it in 2015. Northern Ireland remains one of the few territories within the EU zone that still bans same-sex marriages. Northern Ireland however […]
The United Kingdom has some of the oldest bodies of law in the world. Many of its laws and traditions were foundational for the whole concept of modern democracy. However this continuous grand tradition built over thousands of years also carries with it certain peculiarities that baffle others looking from the outside. Here are the […]
It’s no surprise that Brexit is leaving most employers and employees in a legal limbo. For all that many may be expecting the post-Brexit environment to be weighed towards employees, of the moment uncertainty only depresses worker’s rights and forces them to cling to whatever signs of stability in employment they can find. Brexit fears […]