MoJ Miss Probate Target In 91% Of Cases

The Government set a target of issuing grants of probate applications within 10 working days, as they attempted to reduce the backlog they had. However, a recent Freedom of Information (FoI) request submitted by the Law Gazette revealed that this target was being substantially missed. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ), disclosed that only in 9% […]
Government Could Halve Pension Tax Relief

Rumours suggest that Sajid Javid’s budget on March 11th is set to reduce the amount of tax relief offered to higher earners on their pension contributions. Those inside the Treasury intimated to the Financial Times that the Chancellor is looking into ways of saving money and drastically reforming pension tax relief has been deemed as […]