Most of us are familiar with the idea of a financial arrangement entered into before marriage, commonly known as a pre-nuptial agreement or “pre-nup”. But what about a “post-nup”? This article describes both and explains the big recent news.

Most of us want to make the best use of our time away from work, but it is often difficult to work out how much time we are due and the pay we are entitled to. And with redundancies increasing, more people want to know if they should be paid for un-used holiday at the end of their employment.

This article is in response to a question on our “Suggest a Topic” page by D Humphreys, December 2008.

A Compromise Agreement is a type of settlement made between an aggrieved employee and his or her employer. In a Compromise Agreement, the employee agrees not to take a claim to an Employment Tribunal. The boss makes an offer in exchange (a sum of money).

The Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) is a non-profit making company set up by motor insurers. Its aim is to compensate victims of uninsured and untraced drivers. In this article we set out some key facts which we hope will help you get started with a claim.

Redundancy is something we all dread and in most circumstances is an employee’s worst nightmare. However, the reality is that many of us are made redundant each year and, with a recession imminent (if not already upon us) the number of redundancies is increasing.

People are sometimes superstitious about making Wills. They think that they might die sooner! But none of us knows when we are going to die, and it’s advisable to make a Will for the following reasons…

Whiplash accounts for 70% of compensation claims made following a road accident in the UK. This article outlines the condition and the next steps.

Last year the Chancellor of the Exchequer announced sweeping changes to the inheritance tax system. It is now one year on and the changes have been enshrined by Royal Assent.

This article gives a brief explanation of inheritance tax and the current position…

A Lasting Power of Attorney is a document by which one person delegates his decision-making powers to a chosen person or persons. Lasting Powers of Attorney were introduced on 1 October 2007.

On their one-year anniversary, this article outlines a few important points…

This is the first post at Law Chat, a blog created by the staff at Winston Solicitors LLP to air their thoughts and spark discussions on a wide range of topical legal issues…