Long term approach needed ahead of much-anticipated Autumn budget
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will deliver her second budget on 26th November 2025 with much speculation about the content. Against a backdrop of a budget blackhole, the chancellor may be left with ‘little option’ but to focus on wider tax rises if she is to stick to the manifesto commitment not to raise National Insurance contributions, […]
Persistent gender gap in retirement income leads to greater financial pressures on women
New research suggests just over half of female retirees say they are satisfied with their retirement income, compared to nearly seven in 10 men based on a survey of 5000 retirees. Undertaken by wealth management firm Quilter, the research shows that 57% of women are satisfied with their household income in retirement, compared with 68% […]
Proving care for a relative: The intention to create a contract and unjust enrichment
In the case Roger v Wills [2025] EWCH 1367 (Ch), the High Court considered whether the deceased’s conduct amounted to an intention to create legal relations and whether unjust enrichment would be established through the principle of free acceptance. The dispute arose between Bernadette Rogers and Andrew Wills over the provision of services to their […]