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Savers are set to deposit up to £4bn into ISAs in the week leading up to the new tax year, according to the Yorkshire Building Society. Their figures revealed that...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/20-years-after-the-isa-was-launched/
1 April 2013 will see the implementation of substantial civil justice reforms based on Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations, following his review of civil litigation costs in England and Wales. The...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/2013_jackson_reforms_to_english_litigation/
From April 2013 where a party failed to comply with a rule, direction or court order, any sanction for failure to comply imposed by the rule, practice direction or court...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/28-day-buffer-for-civil-procedure-rules/
Whilst New Year’s resolutions are always made with the best of intentions, the truth is that they often prove difficult to keep beyond the first few weeks in January. The...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/3-new-years-resolutions-for-your-finances-in-2017/
From April 2013 where a party failed to comply with a rule, direction or court order, any sanction for failure to comply imposed by the rule, practice direction or court...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/3k_settlement_in_prescribing_error_case/
There are no shortcuts or guarantees when it comes to achieving self-made millionaire status. That said, it can’t hurt to look at the financial habits of those who have managed...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/4-saving-habits-of-millionaires/
Christmas seems to come round earlier and earlier each year. Retailers start tempting ‘early gifters’ as soon as the Back to School stock has disappeared. And competitive Christmas light displays...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/4-savvy-tips-when-christmas-shopping/
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Faced with a hefty 55 per cent pensions tax bill because of HM Revenue & Customs new lower lifetime pensions allowance, many middle-to-high earners with generous pension arrangements are seriously...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/7_alternatives_to_using_pensions_to_save_for_retirement/
The strong Pound, with the Euro at a historic low in Europe, suggests that this is the time for you to travel from the UK to Europe, when time there...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/cheaper-breaks-eurozone-5/
November brought us the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement and Spending Review in the UK – and rather more tragic events abroad. Friday November 13th saw the massacre in Paris, which was...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/dec-market-comm/
Information in the Autumn Statement indicates that by 2020 individual taxpayers may be expected to report and pay their liabilities every quarter via their new digital tax accounts. The Chancellor...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/digital-tax-accounts/
Occasionally when we’re compiling these monthly commentaries we look at our notes, realise that not very much has happened in the month and have a minor panic. What are we...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/jan-market-comm/
National Insurance contributions go towards things like your State Pension but they don’t count towards the costs of social care. This type of care is managed by your local authority...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/later-life-care/
Well, what a splendid month October was, with all the major world stock markets that we cover in this Bulletin skipping merrily upwards. Germany and China led the way with...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/nov-market-comm/
Peer-to-peer Lending and Crowdfunding are, respectively, the new high(er) interest investment return and start-up funding phenomena that have attracted sufficient interest from city watchdog, the Financial Conduct Authority, for them...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/peer_to_peer_lending_and_crowdfunding/
New research from Retirement Advantage shows that despite the new pension freedoms introduced in April, over a quarter of people aged over 50 don’t know how much money they have...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/pension-pot/
Your personal invitation to afternoon tea at the prestigious Nutters restaurant. Thursday, October 8th at 2pm Anyone with a pension plan cannot have failed to notice that from April this...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/personal-invatation-afternoon-5/
“Markets can fall as well as rise…” Never was that statement more true than in August, when virtually all the major world markets headed down, led by the plunging stock...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/september-market-commentary-2015/
More than one million pensioner households in the UK now have total wealth of more than £1m according to analysis by Prudential of the latest ONS data for 2010-2012. The...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the_rise_of_the_pensioner_millionaires/
Many people have successfully made substantial fortunes from investing over the years, in various ways and styles, using many different methods. They would have had one thing in common: a...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/the_importance_of_understanding_investment_risk/
Self-Invested Personal Pensions (SIPPs) are designed to give you greater control over your retirement savings. With a SIPP you can choose from a wide range of high quality investments, manage...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-is-sipp/
With reports suggesting most of the UK economic indicators are moving in the right direction, it doesn’t mean we can suddenly afford to ignore our personal financial planning. So in...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/what-new-year/
If you need help with everyday tasks, your local authority has a legal duty to carry out an assessment to find out what help you need. Many people are put...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/you-local-care/
July was a dramatic month. Greece held a referendum and emphatically rejected the austerity package offered by its creditors. Motor-cycle riding Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis resigned, calling the creditors “terrorists”,...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/august-market-commentary-2015/
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has fined Barclays £7.7m for investment advice failures relating to the sale of two Aviva funds, saying it failed to properly highlight the risks involved....
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/barclays_fined_8m_for_mis_selling_investments/
An analysis of the Chancellor’s Summer Budget recently published by ‘This is Money’ presents the outcomes for individuals and families in relation to broad categories of ‘Winners’ and ‘Losers’. One...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/budget-2015-taxpayers-really-winners/
Pearson is warning businesses to seek expert advice on new parental leave legislation after a recent survey revealed not all are aware of the changes. According to a Close Brothers...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/businesses-still-unaware-of-parental-leave-changes-one-month-in/
Once notice to terminate an employment contract has been given by one party, it cannot be withdrawn without both parties consent – Riordan v War Office 1961 1 WLR 210...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/can_in_employee_change_their_mind_once_they_have_resigned/
Once notice to terminate an employment contract has been given by one party, it cannot be unilaterally withdrawn – Riordan v War Office 1961 1 WLR 210 CA. The other...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/can_in_employer_change_their_mind_once_they_have_resigned/
Perhaps it is because we dislike thinking about our own mortality that causes most of us never to actually get around to making a Will – in fact, around 70...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/cant_take_it_with_you_new_bbc_two_series_tackles_the_thorni/
When a couple separate and they have children, it is generally accepted that it is best for all concerned if a private agreement can be reached for child maintenance. Such...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/child_maintenance_an_update/
For the next three weeks, the latest phase of the Red Tape Challenge will focus on more than 120 company law regulations, guidance and enforcement processes that businesses deal with...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/company_and_commercial_law_reforms_to_reduce_red_tape/
Commenting on Government claims to crack down on fraudulent whip lash claims and remove the right to general damages, Pearson Solicitors Personal Injury team said the move could affect access...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/compensation-culture-tackled-in-budget/
Worrying statistics emerged yesterday following an urgent review by the Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (responsible for the Royal Oldham Hospital, Rochdale Infirmary, Fairfield General and North Manchester General). Upon...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/concern-over-hospital-statistics/
A High Court judge has held a director and a shareholder in contempt of court after they sold company assets. The case involved a company, Motorcare Warranties, which sold car breakdown policies...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/director_and_shareholder_found_in_contempt_of_court_for_sel/
The Supreme Court has now granted permission to Unison to appeal the Court of Appeal’s decision regarding the Employment Tribunal fee paying regime which was introduced in July 2013 and...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/employment-tribunal-fees/
People who were infected with tainted blood products in the 1970s and 1980s are to be compensated, Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, has announced. Damages worth millions of pounds are...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/government_announces_compensation_for_hepatitis_c_victims/
Business Property Relief from Inheritance Tax is available at 100% for a trading business (not an investment or property business) which has been owned for two years. For example, if...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/holiday_lets_no_longer_eligible_for_inheritance_tax_relief_/
For those who have just received a Personal Injury Award, there may be an initial sense of relief that there has been a successful outcome to the court case, but...
https://www.pearsonlegal.co.uk/blog/news/investing_your_personal_injury_trust/
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