Safety checking the school run

The clocks will be going back at 2am on Sunday 30th October, bringing lighter mornings and darker evenings, and parents are being encouraged to take a safety check with children in readiness for the change. This year marks the centenary for daylight saving, a practice introduced during the First World War to save on energy … Read more

Life lessons from headline breakdowns

Marriage breakdown hits headlines when it involves stars and celebrities. But there is a lesson to learn from the way the breakdown is handled for anyone facing the worst, with divorce impending. Whether fiction or fact, marriage breakdown issues have been stealing more than their fair share of headlines in recent weeks. BBC Radio 4 … Read more

Beyond Pokémon: property test posed by virtual reality games

Experts across the world are focusing on property laws and how they will stand up to the shift to augmented reality gaming, following on from the global success of Pokémon Go. Businesses who found themselves inadvertently hosting the augmented-reality creatures were divided in their response to the Pokémon craze. Some welcomed the traffic, but for … Read more

Gamlins Law at the Denbigh and Flint Show

Thank you to everyone who attended at our stand at the Denbigh and Flint Agricultural Show last week. Gamlins Law has been one of the main sponsors of the show for many years and we very much enjoy the opportunity to meet our existing clients and members of the public. It was a very warm … Read more

Clamp down for employers who call a spade a shovel

Ride hailing app Uber has won attention for revolutionising the taxi business worldwide, but is now grabbing headlines for different reasons, following legal action by drivers claiming workers’ rights. The GMB Union brought the action on behalf of a group of Uber drivers, who are described as self-employed ‘partners’ by Uber.  The action argues that … Read more

Aiming for a win-win separation

When celebrities divorce, it makes for big headlines. Since Johnny Depp and Amber Heard announced their intention to split a few weeks ago, the most private aspects of their life together has been played out in public and open for examination by the media and online commentators. With court documents detailing lavish lifestyles and counter-accusations … Read more

When talking the talk may mean walking the walk…

A Court of Appeal ruling has said that a contract may be varied verbally or by action, even when it states that any variation must be set out in writing.  Anyone involved in executing contracts should be aware that their actions could be interpreted as an agreement to vary terms, whatever the setting, from a … Read more

When the wheel comes off a free-style holiday

When the sun shines at home, our thoughts often turn to holidays abroad. And when it’s so easy to book online, the attraction is to create a trip that’s unique. Certainly, the choice is huge, with Airbnb alone reporting over 2m listings on their peer-to-peer accommodation sharing network, in 34,000 cities across 191 countries, including … Read more

The devilish detail on inheritance tax

By tax and inheritance specialist Carolyn Snellgrove with Gamlins Law When Chancellor George Osborne announced significant changes to inheritance tax (IHT) in last summer’s Budget speech, the move had been much anticipated. But rather than simply raising the tax-free threshold for everyone, he announced a new allowance specifically for those who own their home and … Read more

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