What is a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA)? A Lasting Power of Attorney is a document that enables you to appoint another person (or persons) to make important decisions on...
When is the right time to write a Will?
2 June, 2021
At Redkite Solicitors we suggest that every adult should create a Will but it is especially important to consider writing your Will in the following circumstances:- after buying your first...
What is the role of a Financial & Property affairs Lasting Power of Attorney? A Property and Financial Power of Attorney, known as an LPA, or P&FLPA is an important...
The Renting Homes (Amendment) (Wales) Act 2021 (“the Act”) will come into force in the first half of 2022. With it will come some significant changes to the way in...
Redkite Digest (Employment Law Newsletter) May 2021
28 May, 2021
To read the latest newsletter produced by our specialist Employment Law Team, click here: Redkite Digest -May 2021
Paying Inheritance Tax (IHT)
24 May, 2021
Who Pays Inheritance Tax? The executor of the person’s estate, who will have been named in the deceased’s Will, or the administrator of the estate if the person died without...
‘These documents are a critical component of any business’s succession planning, crisis management strategy, and risk management policy.’ Making a Business Lasting Power of Attorney allows you, as the operator...
New Build Home or New Build Headache?
26 April, 2021
Buying a new build home is an attractive proposition for many, especially first-time buyers who can benefit from a number of financial assistance initiatives, such as Help to Buy equity...
Busting the myth on ‘common law marriage’: Why is it so important that I write a Will?
21 April, 2021
The recent ITV comedy-drama Finding Alice told the story of a woman called Alice, who had recently lost her partner, Harry, in a tragic accident in their home. Through the...
Testamentary Capacity – 150-year old test outdated?
13 April, 2021
Testamentary Capacity – who holds the burden of proof and is the current 150-year old test outdated? Last year, Susan Bond successfully overturned her mother’s Will which left her entire...
That’s Asda Price (Supreme Court rules against Asda in store workers’ fight for equal pay)
30 March, 2021
Judgment: On 26 March 2021, the Supreme Court upheld a ruling, made by an Employment Tribunal in 2016, that Asda retail staff can compare themselves to warehouse distribution workers in their battle for equal pay. The decision is the first stage in...
‘Unacceptable’ leasehold terms – good news for leaseholders!
26 March, 2021
Two major property developers, Taylor Wimpey and Countryside, have been ordered by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to remove unfair contract terms that require leaseholders to pay ground rent...
Care providers who require staff to carry out ‘sleep-in’ shifts will breathe a sigh of relief after receiving the Supreme Court’s long awaited decision in Royal Mencap Society v Tomlinson-Blake,...
Chancellor Rishi Sunak this week announced a £280 billion budget to be used to support and help protect families, businesses and jobs impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. This was never...
‘No Jab, No Job?’ – can employers force employees to take up the COVID-19 vaccine?
24 February, 2021
As COVID-19 vaccinations are rolled out through the NHS’ mass vaccination programme, employers are considering whether they can make it mandatory for employees to have the vaccination. Whilst employers have...
The much anticipated Supreme Court decision has today (Friday 19th February 2021) been issued in the case of Uber v Aslam, reaffirming the recent land mark decision that Uber drivers...
Redkite Solicitors added to the National Procurement Service Framework to provide Legal Services to public bodies across Wales
15 February, 2021
Redkite Solicitors are thrilled to confirm that we have been successful in winning a place on the Welsh Government’s National Procurement Service Framework (NPS) panel of Legal Services providers, in...
Consumer Rights During the Coronavirus Pandemic
2 February, 2021
As the UK is in the grip of another national lockdown following the emergence of the Coronavirus / Covid 19 pandemic, many of us are increasingly purchasing goods from home,...
Covid-19 has not only disrupted the personal lives of many, it has also had an unprecedented and disastrous financial impact on many businesses. This, in turn, has heavily impacted the...
Land Rover Loses Claim to Sick Employee
13 January, 2021
A Jaguar Land Rover employee, Vic Rumbold, has won his case for unfair dismissal after missing 808 days for numerous reasons over a 20 year period. Rumbold, who had in...
Should students be eligible for compensation following teaching disruptions caused by the Covid-19 lockdown?
6 January, 2021
Thousands of unhappy students have signed petitions calling for tuition fee refunds following the disruption caused by the pandemic, with many courses being forced to move online and thus limiting...
Justice through a screen
23 December, 2020
When lockdown happened in March 2020, businesses across the UK were forced to quickly re-think their way of working. The Justice System and Courts faced the same difficulties, with previously...
At the beginning of the first lockdown period, the Government issued a ban on landlords forfeiting leases of commercial premises. This ban was due to come to an end on...
Paying Inheritance Tax – Common Queries Answered!
8 December, 2020
At Redkite solicitors, we frequently receive enquiries relating to Inheritance Tax liability (‘IHT’). In this article, we, therefore, offer guidance on some of the key issues. Determining when inheritance tax...
Johnny Depp – The true ‘cost’ of protecting your reputation
26 November, 2020
Film Star Johnny Depp has been ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in respect of his now infamous failed libel case. The case has been one of the...
Business Interruption Insurance Pandemic Test Case – Further Guidance for Insurers
22 September, 2020
Following the handing down of the judgment relating to the pandemic test case last week, the consequential hearing following that judgment has been listed on the 2 October 2020. It...
Business Interruption Insurance – Pandemic Article
15 September, 2020
BREAKING NEWS IMPORTANT DECISION FOR ALL BUSINESSES THAT MAY BE COVERED BY BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE Business Interruption Insurance – The Pandemic Test Case Decision GOOD NEWS FOR POLICY HOLDERS Intro...
Facts on Furlough (as at 3rd June 2020)
4 June, 2020
Following the government’s recent announcement, our Employment Law Team outline some of the guidance on the intended changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). The key financial points are...
Meet The Team: Julian Wintle
27 May, 2020
Tell us a bit about yourself Julian I am a Partner in the Dispute Resolution Team and am based in Redkite’s Stroud office. Disputes can take a variety of forms...
Meet The Team: Sarah Tudge
6 May, 2020
Tell us a bit about yourself Sarah? I am a Legal Advisor in the Wills and Probate Department of Redkite, based in our Haverfordwest office. I have been in this...
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