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New rules to Inheritance Tax (IHT) that came in to force on the 6^th April mean not only can you reduce the amount of Inheritance Tax that will be payable on your will, but making a charitable donation means good causes will get an extra boost too.

Employees or firms still thinking turning 65 equals compulsory retirement are wrong. A man forced to retire was awarded £4,555 and his firm have just lost their appeal.

After being sacked by his firm because they didn't want to pay him redundancy, an employment tribunal has awarded a man £10,000 for unfair dismissal.

Leicester teacher, Leigh Lewis, last week won her case for unfair dismissal after a classroom switch meant that she was further away from the staffroom and toilets.

One-hundred-and-four former employees made redundant after Dunfermline-based electronics manufacturer Sinclar went into administration have been awared £1.15m – just over £11,000 each – by an employment tribunal in Glasgow that ruled they had been unfairly dismissed .

McDonald’s manager David Aragon is set to receive a reported five figure compensation sum following his successful claim for unfair dismissal at an employment tribunal after being “belittled” and undermined by franchise holder Ahmed Khan a tribunal heard.

Stuart Downey in our Kingston Personal Injury team recently took part in the Might Deerstalker Challenge - a gruelling 10k run that includes hill-climbs, obstacles and mud (lots of mud).

He took part in aid of the Firm's National Charity the Childrens Trust. Here's his blog on how he got on.

Colemans-ctts client Glynnes Jones spent six years fighting to prove her son did not intend to take his own life. Today she was vindicated after a coroner delivered a verdict of accidental death.

Former lorry driver Tyrone Pennell was last week awarded £28,000 by an employment tribunal following a successful appeal for unfair dismissal after accidentally damaging his lorry.