The 2010 budget, announced by Alistair Darling yesterday, has frozen the 'nil rate band' for inheritance tax at the preset threshold of £325,000 for the next four years.

Did you know that the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that organisations which contract out services may be liable for the discriminatory actions of their staff towards their contractor’s staff?

Employee absence is a significant cost to business, according to research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.

Lasting powers of attorneys (LPAs) are documents where a person, with capacity (the donor) , can appoint a person or people of their choice, to be able to take over decision making powers ...

The Charity Commission’s recent refusal to register The Gnostic Centre as a charity raises interesting issues about the Commission’s criteria in defining religion and its apparent extension of existing legal boundaries.

Information Commissioner has now joined the ranks of modern super-regulators who have teeth. Power to impose penalties of up to £0.5m are expected to come in this Spring. Read more about the implications for SMEs.

A recent prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive involving lone working re-enforces the need for employers to assess risks to employees who visit individuals away from the office and to review arrangements when changes occur.

High mortality rates at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust in 2007 led to an investigation by the Healthcare Commission into the circumstances surrounding these deaths.

Following a recommendation of the Hutton report on public sector pensions, the government has launched a consultation on Fair Deal.

In 2008 The Forced Marriage unit statistics recorded 1618 reports of possible forced marriage in the UK. Of those reported 39% involved minors. This of course is only the cases reported and is believed to be only the tip of the iceberg.

Until recently, once a contract was signed it could not be overturned for a breach of the EU procurement rules.

Little did the National Bullying Helpline realise that the furore over a breach of confidentiality would result in the Charity Commission launching a formal inquiry into its activities and wider practices.

On 8th April 2010, the Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 received Royal Assent. The Act is designed to offer some protection to tenants from immediate eviction when a mortgagee repossesses a property.

Inheritance tax receipts rose by 13% for the 2021/21 tax year with increases continuing to be seen for April and May 2022.

On 31 July 2008 the Government announced a consultation on its plans to amend the current National Minimum Wage legislation in respect of tips, gratuities and service charges.

With the cost of living soaring and wages not keeping pace strike action by workers seeking to protect their incomes is already a feature of this summer.

I am constantly blown away by the care delivered to many of my clients - and so many other people - by their families as unpaid carers. The unerring devotion and dedication...

It’s been almost a month since the TSA published for consultation its proposed new Regulatory Framework.

A recent European ruling has further clarified when development agreements may be subject to an OJEU process.

As this year's Carer's Week draws to a close, I was struck by the headline of a blog from South West London and St Georges NHS Trust - supporting carers is everyone's business.