Don’t let others get rich from your ideas and inventions
Inventors and clever thinkers who come up with brilliant new ideas are sometimes surprised at the lengths to which competitors will go to adopt, emulate or sometimes even steal their work.
Read on ... Distance Selling
What happens when you don’t receive satisfactory goods?
Today more of us are buying goods without coming face to face with the seller. Mail order and particularly internet sales are increasing in popularity as the most common forms of ‘distance sales’.
Read on ... Divorce
Preparing for a legal and emotional process
The peculiarity of a divorce is that it is not only a legal process but also an emotional one. Throughout the divorce process, attention should be paid to the emotional effects of legal actions.
Read on ... Employment
Do you know your rights?
Your rights are governed by your contract of employment and by the law. Your contract does not have to be written. But, if you are an employee, once you work for your employer continuously for 2 months, you are entitled to a written record of the most important terms of your employment.
Read on ... Ground Breaking Divorce Ruling
Lords in favour of large payouts for wives
The House of Lords handed down judgment in the case of Miller /McFarlane. This is one of the most significant high profile cases to date on how to approach financial matters on divorce and it is certainly the most significant judgement since the question of ancillary relief was last before the House of Lords in the case of White in October 2000.
Read on ... Live-in Couples
Could be granted marriage rights
Unmarried couples who co-habit could be granted similar financial rights to their wedded counterparts in the event of separation, under proposals released.
Read on ... Unwed Parents
May get divorce rights
Unmarried couples with children who break up after long relationships should have rights and responsibilities akin to divorcing couples, according to the Government’s law reform body.
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