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Welcome to the latest issue of In Person.  In this issue we take a look at:-

• Divorce and separation – Divorce In The Over 60’s Is On The Increase
   
• Professional Negligence – What To Do If Your Solicitor Gets It Wrong
   
• Employment – Update on Employment Tribunal Fees
   
• Property –  Equity Release is Increasing in Popularity

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Shefali Talukdar

THE SILVER SPLITTER GENERATION

Lee Marston

The Office for National Statistics has concluded from a recent study that due to dramatic increases in life expectancy many more couples reassess their home life in later years. There is obviously a more relaxed attitude to divorce amongst the so called baby boomer generation. Read more

Professional Negligence Claims – Has Your Solicitor Let You Down?

Chris Macwilliam

Most lawyers have high professional standards but sometimes they make mistakes. The fees paid to solicitors for handling personal injury claims have been slashed and, as a result, many firms are now employing unqualified fee earners to deal with these claims. Read more

Update on Employment Tribunal Fees

Amy Ross-Sercombe

Since 29 July 2013 all claimants have had to pay a fee to issue a claim and another to proceed to a hearing. Whilst employers have welcomed the development, the public sector union Unison and others have both brought judicial review proceedings against the Government. Read more

Equity Release Increasing in Popularity

Lorraine Stratton-Webb

Recent figures from a leading finance company have confirmed that over 55's have withdrawn over 500 million from their homes over the first six months of this year which is an increase from the previous year for the same period which only showed 446 million withdrawn. Read more

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