Global pandemics have traditionally accelerated societal change; the Black Death hastened the end of the feudal system (in England at least), and the influenza pandemic of 1917-1919 resulted in many countries, albeit slowly, embracing socialised medicine and free healthcare for all. Coronavirus also looks set to result in significant long-term societal and economic changes, including…
As many suspected would happen, the Chancellor announced in the 2021 budget that the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) holiday would be extended to 30 June. It had been due to expire on 31 March. The SDLT holiday applied from 8 July 2020 and was a temporary increase to the amount a purchaser could pay…
Askews Legal LLP are a firm of Solicitors based in Coventry who deal with various property transactions. As with all Firms, Askews Legal have seen a surge in new instructions following the new announcement regarding an extension to the SDLT Holiday deadline. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has brought welcome relief to buyers in England and Northern…
It has been a very busy few months in the Employment law world with yet another ground-breaking Supreme Court decision. The Supreme Court have ruled that an in-store role can be compared to a depot role for the purposes of equal pay. This decision now enables the Asda store-workers to bring a claim in an…
As lawyers, we all have it ingrained into our very being, that the wet signature is king. We are programmed to be on the lookout for fraud, for identity thefts, inauthenticity. Gone are the days when lawyers just practiced law. Now we are expected to be detectives as well. Cut to the pandemic; where nobody…
