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Uncategorised | 31:10:18

Budget 2018 – Further steps by the Government to limit tax reliefs available to owners of multiple properties

This week's budget was not exactly ground-breaking for Private Wealth clients and their advisers, although this was no doubt a welcome break, particularly for international clients, following the significant non-dom changes introduced from April 2017 and April 2018.

Uncategorised | 31:10:18

WITNESS APPEAL: Did you work at these companies in Manchester in the 1960s – 1980s?

Our specialist asbestos claims team has been instructed by the family of the late John Williamson who sadly developed and died from asbestos related lung cancer. John spent most of his working life working...

Uncategorised | 30:10:18

Employer vicariously liable for data breach by rogue employee

In WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants, the Court of Appeal has upheld the decision of the High Court that Morrisons were vicariously liable for the actions of a rogue employee who published the personal information (including salary and bank details) of around 100,000 staff on the internet.

Uncategorised | 30:10:18

Airborne – Asbestos Newsletter Edition 5: October 2018

Uncategorised | 29:10:18

CQC’s response to the CMA guidance on service user contracts

The Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) published a report on the care home market in November 2017. Its report highlighted concerns about service user contracts breaching consumer law and recommended wholesale changes to admissions processes, complaints handling and service user contracts.

Uncategorised | 26:10:18

Google’s social media platform has shut down due to a ‘minor’ data breach.

On 8 October, Google announced that it would be shutting down the consumer arm of its social media platform, Google+, for good.

Private wealth

Opinion | 25:10:18

Budget 2018 – 1% SDLT surcharge on residential property for foreign buyers confirmed

Philip Hammond’s budget speech this week confirmed proposals announced by the Prime Minister last month to introduce an additional stamp duty land tax (SDLT) surcharge on UK residential property bought by foreign buyers.

inheritance tax

Uncategorised | 24:10:18

Should the inheritance tax nil rate band be increased?

This is the question that many are asking, particularly in London, as information recently obtained shows estates in London pay more inheritance tax than anywhere else in the UK.

Construction contract

Opinion | 24:10:18

‘Deal’ or ‘No deal’: are your construction contracts Brexit-ready?

Before the end of 2018, it will be ‘deal’ or ‘no deal’ in the Brexit negotiations and Parliament’s subsequent approval or otherwise of how the UK is going to leave the EU.

CCTV

Opinion | 23:10:18

Is your CCTV system GDPR compliant?

The UK is often cited as being one of the most video monitored societies globally, with up to 5.9 million CCTV cameras in operation in 2015 alone (one camera for every eleven people). Your organisation or business may use CCTV recording for a variety or reasons such as prevention of crime, health and safety or monitoring the workplace. Homeowners may also install domestic CCTV systems to protect their personal property.

Cycling safety

Opinion | 23:10:18

Good news for cyclists – “vulnerable” road users will be exempt from changes to the law governing personal injury claims

Mark Hambleton gives you an update on the exemptions relating to the impending Civil Liability Bill. It’s better news for cyclists than when the Bill was first announced.

Uncategorised | 23:10:18

How solicitors and midwifery experts work together during an Erb’s palsy claim

Here, Joachim Stanley takes a look at what you need to know about the process of an Erb's palsy claim and how midwifery experts help prove negligence.

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