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Cultural Gifts Scheme
02 February 2012
In the Budget last year the Government proposed a number of initiatives to encourage charitable givi...
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Landlords facing tenant insolvency
31 January 2012
Landlords facing tenant insolvency In these current times of financial difficulty many landlords are...
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Report highlights Cambridge and Milton Keynes in top 5 cities to watch
30 January 2012
Law firm Hewitsons has joined the Centre for Cities research institute in its call for Government in...
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The National Planning Policy Framework - A Lawyers' Charter?
30 January 2012
The Government has embarked upon a radical overhaul of national planning policy which guides the pre...
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Inheritance Tax Exemption - Regular Gifts Out Of Income
30 January 2012
For those who are in the fortunate position of having more income than they can spend there is a lit...
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Ministerial press release - pre-pack administrations reform on hold
27 January 2012
Edward Davey, the Minister for Employment Relations, Consumer and Postal Affairs in the Department f...
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£52,000 raised by Chariots of Fire 2011
27 January 2012
Photo courtesy of Cambridge News - From left, Charles Hewitson,Senior Partner at Hewitsons, Colin Gr...
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Tenancy Deposit Schemes - Localism Act 2011 adds bite to legislation
25 January 2012
The Tenancy Deposit Scheme legislation was first brought into force in 2007, with the aim of ensurin...
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Practical help for the forces in Afghanistan
24 January 2012
This weekend many of us have sympathised with the plight of soldiers on active service who face a ta...
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Unusual decision on implying terms into a contract
23 January 2012
In a recent decision, Aberdeen City Council v Stewart Milne Group Limited, the Supreme Court implied...
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Accelerated procedure - relaxation withdrawn
17 January 2012
In 2009 the European Commission relaxed the rules on the circumstances when the accelerated restrict...
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How does a company sign a document?
13 January 2012
It is one of the delights of the law that such questions can still be debated by the best legal brai...
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Charities Act 2011
10 January 2012
The Charities Act received Royal Assent on 14 December 2011, bringing together provisions of the Cha...
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Public Contracts Regulations 2006 Thresholds
04 January 2012
          The thresholds for the rules applying to contracting authorities seeking offers in relatio...
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Consultation on Tribunal Fees Launched
03 January 2012
The Ministry of Justice has issued a consultation document on charging fees in the Tribunal system. ...
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New deal for 2012!
23 December 2011
Start of the Government's Green Deal. Despite the Government's much publicised wish to cut back the ...
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Beware of trespassing
19 December 2011
A landowner may be entitled to damages for trespass even where he has not suffered actual loss. This...
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Suggested Changes to the Law of Intestacy
14 December 2011
The Law Commission has just completed its review of the law relating to intestacy and family provisi...
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Small Charities and the Law
14 December 2011
A research report commissioned by the Legal Services Consumer Panel shows that small charities, i.e....
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Marital Status Discrimination
14 December 2011
Are individuals protected from being treated less favourably because they are married to a particula...
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