Wilsons Solicitors launches ‘one lawyer, one couple’ solution
1 November 2024
South-west and London law firm Wilsons Solicitors has launched its new service which gives separating couples…
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Autumn Statement 2024 – tax policy announcements
31 October 2024
The key changes in the Autumn Statement are listed below.
Wilsons highly ranked in Chambers and Partners UK Guide 2025
16 October 2024
Wilsons achieves excellent results in the Chambers and Partners 2025 UK Guide
Sexual harrassment in the workplace - Are you ready for 26 October 2024?
9 October 2024
From 26 October 2024, every employer will have a positive legal duty to actively prevent sexual harassment at…
Wilsons highly regarded in The Legal 500 UK 2025
3 October 2024
We're delighted that Wilsons has received recognition from one of the world's leading legal directories, The…
VAT on independent school fees
12 August 2024
With the publication on 29 July 2024 of draft legislation to remove the VAT exemption for private school fees,…
Wilsons mark another successful year in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2024
18 July 2024
Wilsons has once again earned a distinguished reputation as one of the most influential and successful law…
Employment law changes effective from April 2024
22 April 2024
A number of important changes have now come into effect. Have you updated your policies and practices to reflect these?
The Chancellor’s Spring Statement
6 March 2024
In the Chancellor's Spring Statement, the government has announced several tax changes.
Heat of the Moment Resignations (or Dismissals)
8 January 2024
The recent case of Omar v Epping Forest district Citizens Advice has highlighted the difficultly in assessing…
By way of an update…we have no update
19 December 2023
The volume of claims received by the courts continues to increase and remains elevated at the highest levels…
Mediation – are parties now forced to mediate disputes?
30 November 2023
The Court of Appeal considered this in the case of Churchill v. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023]…
Autumn Statement 2023 – tax policy announcements
22 November 2023
In the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, the government has announced several tax changes.
Planned changes to holiday entitlement and pay, TUPE and the Working Time Regulations
22 November 2023
Last week, the government published its response to two consultations held earlier in the year on calculating…
Irreconcilable breakdown in relationship between employees – what to do
13 November 2023
Most employers will, at some point, have to manage the tricky situation of an irreconcilable breakdown in…
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
9 November 2023
The second phase of the government's reform package tackling economic crime, the Economic Crime and Corporate…
Wilsons highly regarded in The Legal 500 UK 2024
5 October 2023
We're delighted to share the news that Wilsons has received recognition from one of the world's leading legal…
Nutrient Neutrality – a further update
14 September 2023
Yesterday, 13 September, saw a very interesting debate in the House of Lords on the very late Government…
When in a hole shouldn’t you stop digging? - the latest Government release on nutrient neutrality.
12 September 2023
It seems from the latest announcement released at 3pm today that the Government is doubling down on the…
Is the Government announcement on Nutrient Neutrality a good thing?
1 September 2023
Has Gove bought certainty in allowing housing development to take place by introducing the late amendment to…
The removal of Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 – will this both reduce the availability of private sector renting and create an underclass of tenants?
1 September 2023
There has been much written about the removal of section 21, but very little of it has considered why protected…
Wilsons mark another successful year in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2023
20 July 2023
Wilsons has earned a distinguished reputation as one of the most influential and successful law firms in the…
Sales of Charity Land – The Law has Changed
21 June 2023
The property parts of the Charities Act 2022 quietly came into effect on 14 June 2023. Or rather, most of…
Suterwalla v HMRC - A significant mixed-use SDLT decision and rare recent success for the taxpayer
8 June 2023
The First-Tier Tribunal recently sided with the taxpayer in this recent SDLT mixed use decision.
Renters Reform Bill (Part 2)
25 May 2023
In this second article in our series on the RRB, we look at the content of the bill itself and the changes on…
Renters (Reform) Bill [22 May 2023]
23 May 2023
This is a two-part article on the Renters Reform Bill which is set to overhaul the private rental sector for…
Wilsons Corporate team advises Richard Rivlin and the other shareholders in VesselsValue on its sale to Veson Nautical, LLC
4 May 2023
Wilsons' Corporate team has advised on the sale of the company to Veson Nautical, LLC.
Senior Associate Sue Pritchett recognised in Spear’s Magazine Landed Estate Lawyers Index 2023
28 April 2023
We're delighted to announce that Senior Associate, Sue Pritchett, has been recognised in the Spear's Magazine…
The Family Home, Divorce and Capital Gains Tax
20 March 2023
This week's budget included confirmation of the announcement on 20 July 2022 that there would be changes to the…
Spring cleaning with the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977
17 March 2023
A landlord may often find themselves in the unfortunate position where their tenant has vacated the property…
Spring Budget 2023 – tax summary
16 March 2023
The chancellor delivered his Spring Budget on 15 March 2023.
HMRC clarifies guidance regarding “how many dwellings” for SDLT purposes
24 February 2023
HMRC has recently updated its guidance following a series of recent decisions involving Multiple Dwellings…
The Government’s response to the Biodiversity Net Gain Consultation
24 February 2023
The Government has this week published its response to the Biodiversity Net Gain ("BNG") consultation held…
Managing Partner Mike Parker listed in The Lawyer Hot 100 2023
23 January 2023
We're delighted to announce our Managing Partner, Mike Parker, has been listed in The Lawyer's Hot 100 2023,…
Conservation covenants – the future of BNG?
16 December 2022
Covenants affecting land can provide invaluable mechanisms for landowners to require something to be done, or…
Court backlogs are ruining lives, says Wilsons Solicitors during ‘Good Divorce Week’
29 November 2022
The Wilsons’ Family Law team are supporting Good Divorce Week (28 Nov – 2 Dec), an annual awareness…
Autumn Statement 2022
18 November 2022
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, has announced his Autumn Statement which includes tax rises and…
Autumn Budget 2022: What can we expect?
7 November 2022
After he dismantled most of the Truss-Kwarteng mini-Budget, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt,…
Mini-budget summary 2022
23 September 2022
The Chancellor of the Exchequer made a fiscal statement in the form of a "mini-budget" this morning and we…
Autumn Budget 2021
27 October 2021
The Chancellor has today announced the Autumn Budget and this was always expected to be more of a spending…
Charities successfully defend challenge by insurer against liability for solicitor’s fraud
12 August 2021
You may think that if the solicitor administering an estate of which your charity is a beneficiary steals some…
Education newsletter - Spring Term 2021 edition
8 January 2021
Welcome to the spring edition 2021 of our newsletter for schools.
If you require advice following the…
If you require advice following the…
Boundary Disputes – a new scheme
20 November 2020
From Peter Bourke, Senior Partner
As part of my extracurricular activity I am the current chairman of the…
Education newsletter Autumn Term 2020 edition
3 September 2020
Welcome back!
For some of you it will have been a short break over the summer before preparations for…
VIDEO: Property litigation in a COVID-19 world
5 August 2020
'Radcliffe talks Real Estate' is a series of short and informative webinars, offering a quick update on issues…
VIDEO: Signing and witnessing wills remotely by video link
30 July 2020
"The Wills Act 1837 has obviously been good law for some time. It's worth noting it survived the Spanish Flu…
Update: Signing wills by video link
29 July 2020
The government will shortly put in place legislation for signing wills by video link. This will be backdated to…
