Great question! And yes, married couples can be each other’s attorney (and typically will be).

Hi, I’m sorry for not responding sooner but your email went to junk mail and I’ve only just found it. Marie’s will is some 10 pages plus there’s a Memorandum of Wishes, I cannot find anything to confirm what is being gifted to the Trust but her assets were very simple (bank a/c, PSBs, a Life policy and shares) and [...]

Hi, and thanks for your post.  So sorry to hear the loss of your wife.  Does your wife’s will gift everything to the discretionary trust, or a specific amount?

If you're paid in lieu of notice, your employment ends immediately - at the start of what would have been your notice period, if you like, so you don't accrue more length of service or eg holiday. Barring any reason why it's a breach of contract for your employer to have paid you instead of letting you work your notice, [...]

Thanks for your enquiry. We’ve been in touch by email with more information, and we can certainly help with your query. We can advise once we’ve formally onboarded you as a client. Please email us at employment@Qlaw.co.uk to arrange a time for an exploratory chat and we’ll take things from there.

We often see issues where the new employer post-TUPE transfer pays differently. However, under TUPE no changes should be made to things like how and when you're paid - at least, not without prior consultation. We aren't giving legal advice here, and it's best to get specific legal advice about your particular situation. Do email us at employment@Qlaw.co.uk so we [...]

Unfortunately, at Qlaw we don't advise on immigration issues. If you'd like to email us at employment@Qlaw.co.uk, we can put you in touch with someone who may be able to help you.

Thanks, this answered my question too.

Thanks for getting in touch we’re so sorry to hear that you’ve recently had a miscarriage. We can certainly help. The best thing to do is to email us at employment@Qlaw.co.uk with some more details and we’ll explain how we’d suggest we take things forward from there.

Thanks for getting in touch, we can certainly help with your query. The client doesn’t usually employ the transferring employees – they’re usually regarded as going straight from the old contractor to the new one. It’s not uncommon that the reason for a new contract is that the services weren’t up to standard with the old contractor. Those old and [...]