The Mini-Budget 2022 – our summary

On Friday 23 September 2022, Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng delivered the “Mini-Budget”. According to some analysts, it announced the biggest set of tax cuts for fifty years. Here is our summary of the key points. Taxes The Chancellor has confirmed the highest 45p rate of...

‘Domestic abuse’ encompasses much more than physical violence

Article written by Mandeep Clair, Solicitor, Family department The term ‘domestic abuse’ tends to bring to mind incidents of physical violence, but its legal definition extends far beyond that to remote forms of harassment. As a Family Judge’s ruling showed, it...

Knee-jerk dismissals are no way to resolve boardroom conflicts

Article written by Simran Lalli, Solicitor, Employment department Boardroom tensions can often lead to precipitate action but resorting to dismissal without following proper procedures is never a good solution. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made that point in upholding...