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Part 2 of 2 - In-depth review of November 2020 Lloyds Bank Judgment
25 Feb 2021
As reported in our article in November, GMP Equalisation - transfers out, the most recent judgment in the series of Lloyds Bank cases, handed down in November 2020 (the Transfer Judgment), considered the obligations on trustees of contracted out defined benefit schemes who had transferred out benefits to other pension schemes.
What you need to know about a Letter of Wishes
25 Feb 2021
A Letter of Wishes is a tool that can be used by someone setting up a trust (the settlor), or making a Will.
The Official Receiver and Kids Company case – long-awaited, unexpected or not?
25 Feb 2021
On 12 February 2021 the High Court delivered its verdict on "Kids Company" – technically The Official Receiver v Atkinson & Ors. The case considered the possibility of director disqualification orders being made against trustees of the insolvent charity Kids Company, and whether the charity's Chief Executive Officer should be classed as a "de facto" director, and also disqualified.
WBD's Bristol office works with local charities to tackle food poverty
24 Feb 2021
The Bristol office at WBD has pledged its support to a number of organisations working to tackle food poverty.
Duo of senior promotions bolsters WBD's trust and estate disputes team
23 Feb 2021
WBD has bolstered its private client team , and particularly its trust and estate disputes offering, with two senior promotions announced recently.
WBD partner comments on STEP's latest market report - The Social and Economic Benefits of Trusts
23 Feb 2021
WBD's private client partner Edward Stone, is working with STEP, the global professional association for practitioners who specialise in family inheritance and succession planning, to promote the beneficial role that trusts play in wealth planning across the world.
Equality and diversity – when did you last carry out refresher training?
23 Feb 2021
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) recently held in Allay (UK) Ltd v Gehlen that an employer was not able to rely on the "reasonable steps" defence to a harassment claim and therefore had to pay a former employee compensation of just over £5,000. It had provided training to the perpetrator and other employees around 20 months before the harassment took place but the EAT held that the training had become stale and needed refreshing, meaning that the employer could not use the defence and was liable for the harassment.
FAQs - extension to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme
23 Feb 2021
The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (the Scheme) has now been extended to 30 April 2021. This FAQ deals with the changes to the Scheme.
Scotland: building and fire safety regulation post-Grenfell
22 Feb 2021
Following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, the UK Government has been reviewing and taking steps to reform our building and fire safety regimes.
However, one thing that is often overlooked in discussions around building and fire safety is the fact that the starting points for reviewing and improving this around the UK, particularly England and Scotland, are different.
However, one thing that is often overlooked in discussions around building and fire safety is the fact that the starting points for reviewing and improving this around the UK, particularly England and Scotland, are different.
