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The sunshine is out. And so is my latest video which, in response to numerous pleas, is shorter than usual. Save some money by prudent timing as many court - and some tribunal- fees are set to go up. Extraordinarily, a small number are going down! Legislation to give effect to the ups and downs can be expected to come into force - on 1st April 2025!
The video also summarises residential leasehold changes in the law. Claims by Right to Manage companies become less risky and the qualifying condition for mixed used buildings is altered. Also, qualifying for freehold acquisition and lease extension is now easier.
Do click below for a shock and have a second click to download the free PDF fact sheet.
My latest video is unfit for litigant in person consumption but anyone can take a look. It's about my pick of the latest Civil Procedure Rule amendments and Practice Direction 171. Some Fixed Recoverable Costs. Some Writs and Warrants of Possession. And a pinch of Brexit. Do click below.
Do feast on the latest developments in civil and family law with my free video (after all, who would pay?)
This time we look at the new code of practice on firing and rehiring (ahead of the government outlawing it). How to get full legal aid under the 'exceptional funding' scheme and the latest application stats. The reduction in the Court Funds Office special account rate which impacts on the calculation of personal injury special losses interest. And the danger of remaining shtum when asked by an opponent to enter into out-of-court mediation.
In my Law Watch video episode 33, I warned of proposed increases in various court fees for civil and family cases along with certain tribunal, probate and Court of Protection fees. Most of the proposals are to be implemented on 01 May 2024 (by statutory instrument SI 2024/476 which may not be readily available for public enjoyment for a couple of days). Some 172 fees are hit by a 10 per cent rise.
But the proposal to increase the court fee for starting a divorce case has been dropped.
For those on benefits or low incomes, the Help With Fees scheme may lead to no fee or a reduced fee.
For anyone about to take a step which involves payment of one of the fees hit by the changes, avoid the increase by taking that step before 01 May 2024. That's where the finger and its pulling out come in.
And if you want to buy my book for a snip, it is still half-price on Amazon !
Click below and find out about new legal protection for the pregnant and changes to paternity leave law. Also, why your company's registered office address many now be against the law, rises in compensation limits available from the Financial Services Ombudsman and the latest batch of social housing authorities who have been shamed.
And if my face irritates you, feel free to close your eyes.
It's free. It's the latest law - employment tribunal award limits up, new leave rights for carers and a spat with Boots over the right to a replacement for a defective product. And it doesn't hurt. Click on below.
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The Court of Appeal has now ruled that parties to civil cases can be compelled to mediate. Just a click away and find out more PLUS the legal position on mediation in family proceedings and changes there in the pipeline.
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To discover why solicitors' bills for civil work can be expected to rise next month, click below. And, at the same time, you can find out why gifting an XL Bully Dog for Christmas is a bad idea and the fixed penalty scheme being launched for pet cruelty offences.
Applying for a job or insurance. Must you disclose that prison sentence or motoring conviction? New laws relax legal requirements. Click below to find out more PLUS increased planning application fees and how you might secure a refund. Click below.
Court, Tribunal and Probate fees look set to rise soon. Fancy beating the increases? Click below.
Want to ensure you make use of consumer laws for your Christmas purchases? Click below.
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Don't turn your Christmas shopping escapade into a nightmare. My latest free video explains why. Click below.
Are you a residential leaseholder? Do you pay towards excessive buildings insurance premiums arranged by or on behalf of the landlord, as part of your service charge? Then you should be interested in this week's "Law Watch" video.
Things are changing. Click below.
How do the victims of bank fraud now stand under the law? New Courts Service nerve centre. And what are the chances of a successful tenant's challenge to the buildings insurance premium under a lease? Click away below for the answers in my latest free video.
A click below will take you to an irreverent look at the latest law and legal developments. Judge Judy at the Central Criminal Court. Our new Lady Chief Justice. More interest for special losses. And how I extracted £50 compensation out of the Courts and Tribunal Service for probate delay and how to go about a compensation claim if your probate application was sat on like mine.
And if you can't bear the look of my face, jut cover your screen with a blanket.
I cannot allow you any rest from the law. I'm back with an intestacy law change - the extended free housing advice scheme - and compulsory purchase home loss compensation limit increases. Painless and fast. Just click below.
Interest on compensation for special losses in personal injury cases - up again!
The proposed legislation on private rentals in England. Should landlords get out?
New law to protect pregnant workers from being made redundant.
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There's yet more law from me in my latest free video. Click below and find out about why cats are to be microchipped, the new law on treasure, the increased compensation limits available from the Financial Services Ombudsman and why mobile home occupiers should soon be better off.
