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Woman sacked in ‘menopause mix-up’ case awarded £19,000
Court upholds pre-nup despite wife’s ‘lack of understanding’
Lasting powers of attorney can help protect dementia
Nearly 70,000 first-time buyers benefit from stamp duty cut
Grandparents may get greater rights to see their grandchildren
Housing Minister announces homes boost for rural families                                                       

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Woman sacked in ‘menopause mix-up’ case awarded £19,000

A woman who was dismissed amid confusion over whether two of her male colleagues had mistakenly drunk some of her cystitis medication has been awarded £19,000 compensation.

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Court upholds pre-nup despite wife’s ‘lack of understanding’

The Court of Appeal says a pre-nup agreement between a divorcing couple should be upheld even though the wife claimed she had not been properly advised about its implications when it was drawn up.

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Lasting powers of attorney can help protect dementia sufferers

Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a new drive to use technology and artificial intelligence to tackle debilitating diseases like dementia.

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Nearly 70,000 first-time buyers benefit from stamp duty cut

Nearly 70,000 first-time buyers have benefited so far from the abolition of stamp duty on homes costing less than £300,000.

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Grandparents may get greater rights to see their grandchildren

Grandparents may be granted stronger legal rights to see their grandchildren under proposals being considered by Prime Minister Theresa May and the Ministry of Justice.

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Housing Minister announces homes boost for rural families

The government is making it easier for developers to convert agricultural buildings into family homes. Currently developers are permitted to create a maximum of three homes from agricultural buildings on farmland. This is set to rise to five.

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