Category: Law

According to recent research, over three million opposite-sex couples live together in the UK.  They are also the fastest-growing household group in Britain. Yet they are offered none of the same tax reliefs as married couples or same-sex civil partners. But what about ‘common law marriage’ – does that offer some protection? Sadly, though the

If you’ve already made a will, you might well be thinking ‘job done’ – after all, approximately 60% of people in the UK don’t have one. But if there’s been a big change in your life, or if you haven’t revisited your will for several years, it might be time to make a new one.

According to recent research, almost two thirds of adults in the UK don’t have a will. Contrary to popular opinion, wills aren’t only necessary for the elderly or those suffering from ill health – there are lots of circumstances in which you might need to make one. Who Needs to Make a Will? A will

In 2016, Matthew Taylor (Chief Executive of the Royal Society of the Arts) was commissioned by the government to lead a review of modern employment. In response to this review, ‘Employment Practices in the Modern Economy,’ the government formulated the ‘Good Work Plan’ which proposes a series of reforms to employment law. The aim of

A safe pair of hands: Bellevue Law on lower-cost, high-quality dispute resolution. Bellevue Law’s founder Florence Brocklesby and colleagues Oliver Stokes and Alexandra Key talk about the firm’s litigation practice and working in partnership with larger firms for the benefit of their clients and contacts. We regularly receive referrals of dispute resolution matters from lawyers