Majority of professionals seek more employer support for wellbeing
55% of professionals think employers should be doing more to help with employee wellbeing – whilst over two-fifths of senior leaders feel their increased spending on wellness benefits is going by largely unnoticed. A new poll from international recruitment firm Robert Walters has found professionals in the UK & Ireland are increasingly feeling that their […]
HMCTS Update – Family – Updates to the probate service
The latest HMCTS email update provided coverage in the Family section on the updates to the probate service. From 18 January, probate professionals who submit probate applications on MyHMCTS must include a code from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) confirming inheritance tax affairs have been settled. MyHMCTS will not accept applications without a code in […]
Cohabitation: A Contentious Probate Perspective
The legal implications of cohabitation have been making headlines recently, with a number of changes to the entitlement of cohabitees to bring them more in line with married couples and civil partners. In 2017, we saw the Supreme Court disapply the requirement for pension nomination forms to be completed for cohabitees to benefit. The following […]
Hanne & Co Solicitors appoint new Head of Family Law
Hanne & Co Solicitors appoints Emma Baillie as Head of Family Law. Emma Baillie joins Hanne & Co from TV Edwards where she was Joint Head of Family Law. At Hanne & Co, Emma will hold overall responsibility for all finance and private law children cases conducted at the firm. Hanne & Co who celebrated […]