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The Split…exciting drama but the reality is more civilised
Special ‘home inheritance tax allowance’ rises by £25,000
Apprentice awarded £25,000 compensation following redundancy
Tax on empty homes could be doubled to boost housing market
Earning capacity ‘not part of divorce sharing principle’
Son fails to overturn father’s will to inherit extra land                                                        

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The Split…exciting drama but the reality is more civilised

The BBC drama series The Split, featuring family law firms, got off to a roaring start with the main characters at each other’s throats and competing to sign up rich clients.

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Special ‘home inheritance tax allowance’ rises by £25,000

The main residence inheritance tax allowance has by risen £25,000, reducing the death duty burden for thousands of families.

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Apprentice awarded £25,000 compensation following redundancy

An apprentice who was made redundant two years before his apprenticeship was due to be completed has been awarded £25,000 compensation for loss of earnings.

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Tax on empty homes could be doubled to boost housing market

The government is to give local authorities the power to double council tax on homes that are left empty for long periods.

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Earning capacity ‘not part of divorce sharing principle’

A wife has been told that her husband’s earning capacity should not be part of a financial settlement after they divorce. The court held that it was not a matrimonial asset to which the general sharing principle applied.

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Son fails to overturn father’s will to inherit extra land

A businessman has failed to overturn his father’s will, so he could inherit farming land and other substantial assets.

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