Intellectual Property Toolkit
We have developed a useful and accessible toolkit to help you to manage your intellectual property. It includes important elements of your branding, such as logos, and the rights in the […]
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Company Secretary Update – September 2016
1. The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (the ‘SBEEA 2015’) – watch this space! A number of key provisions in the SBEEA 2015 are expected to come into […]
Dissolution of marriage and cohabitation – how does the law differ?
The statutory ground for divorce under the 1973 Matrimonial Causes Act, amended by the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013, is the irretrievable breakdown of a marriage of at least […]
HCA consultation on the Tenant Involvement and Empowerment Standard
The HCA (Homes and Communities Agency) has concluded its consultation on an amendment to the Tenant Involvement and Empowerment Standard (TIE Standard) on whether or not to require a greater […]
10 years of the Mental Capacity Act 2005: Exploring the welfare jurisdiction of the Court of Protection
Ten years is not a long time in terms of establishing law. The Court of Protection is an ever-evolving beast developing through case law. As a result, there has been […]
Doing the decent thing…
Take Mr M, for example – Mr M was a tenant board member of his local housing association. Mr M, being a community minded man, got involved in supporting the […]
Data sharing rules
Under the changes the DWP is allowed to share the following information with social landlords (not private landlords) about welfare-supported tenants, and landlords are required to receive and hold the information: […]
What’s to come for social businesses?
The mood from colleagues in the community sector was sombre. Afzal Hussain, Chief Officer of Witton Lodge Community Association, reported that his organisation has seen footfall into their local centre rise […]
The main residence nil rate band for inheritance tax
On 8th July HMRC issued a statement setting out some of the detail about this proposal. The Devil is certainly in the detail! Even now we will have to await […]
Rent Increases and Supported Housing
The Inside Housing article listed a wide variety of types of supported housing; and in our view housing associations should increase rents for all types mentioned. However housing associations need […]
A guide for charities to the Persons of Significant Control (‘PSC’) Register
What is a PSC Register? The PSC register is a new statutory register that most UK companies and LLPs (including charitable companies) will be required to keep from 6th April […]
Advisers beware: the need for truly collaborative working
This means that, in certain circumstances, beneficiaries who have not received what the deceased intended may well have a legal claim against the adviser who prepared the Will. A recent […]