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What Is the Difference Between Legal Fees and Disbursements?
Legal fees pay for your solicitor's own work, while disbursements are third-party costs such as court, Land Registry and Home Office fees. Here is how each is charged, when VAT applies and how to compare quotes.
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The Acas Code and Early Conciliation: What Employees Need to Know
If your employer unreasonably ignores the Acas Code, a tribunal can raise your award by up to 25%. Here is how that works, and why you must contact Acas before claiming.
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Settlement Agreements: What You Are Being Offered, and What It Is Worth
A settlement agreement only binds you if you have taken independent advice on it, which is why your employer is offering to pay for that advice. An Acas COT3 needs no advice at all. Here is how to read the document in front of you, and the money behind it.
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Who Inherits If There Is No Will? The Intestacy Rules
When someone dies without a will, a fixed statutory order decides who gets what, and nobody has any discretion to depart from it. A long-term unmarried partner inherits nothing, and jointly owned property never enters the estate at all.
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What Is an Unfair Dismissal Claim Actually Worth?
Should you choose mediation or court for child arrangements? Learn how each process works, compare costs and timescales, and discover which option is right for your family.
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A Beginner's Guide to UK Family Law in Manchester
Facing a family law issue in Manchester? Our complete beginner's guide explains divorce, child arrangements, financial settlements, and your rights.
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