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Tiger Law Supporting DIDA Sports Organisation

Tiger Law is proud to have teamed up with DIDA Sports Organisation. DIDA is a community interest company (CIC) based between London and Budaka District in the region of Eastern Uganda. DIDA (Develop, Inspire, Discipline, Achieve) is an initiative whose goal is to holistically develop Ugandan, and eventually East African youth from the young ages of 6 years all the way to 18 years and beyond through facilitating the development of sports training facilities. Tiger Law are also passionate about female empowerment…

16 December 2021

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The Inspirational Women in Law Awards

Following her nomination as Solicitor of the Year, our Founder and Principal, Vanessa, made it to the finalist stage for the Champion of the Year category. The Inspirational Women in Law Awards by First 100 Years “seek to identify and celebrate the trailblazers from across the legal profession who are making it a more diverse and equal place”.⠀ Congratulations Vanessa!

16 December 2021

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What Happens if You Die Without Making a Will?

What Happens if You Die Without Making a Will? If you are married or in a civil partnership… If you die without making a will, the Government decides who will inherit your assets. Very strict legal rules (known as the intestacy rules) come into effect. These rules set out how your estate will be distributed. For example, if you die leaving your spouse or civil partner, based on those strict rules, they will not automatically receive your assets. They will…

2 December 2021

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Minority Shareholder winding up – just and equitable?

Minority Shareholder winding up – just and equitable? As a minority shareholder, sometimes the only option that you can see is to try and put an end to the company. Here, we look at what this means and whether it is a suitable option for you. When should winding up the company be considered as an option? As a minority shareholder, it is open to you to ask the Court for a winding up order, on the ground that it is “just and…

23 November 2021

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Life Interest Trusts

Life Interest Trusts – what are they and why they are useful? Not many people have heard of a Life Interest Trust, let alone know what one is or why they are useful tools to secure assets and funds for future generations, whilst ensuring they can still be enjoyed or used to care for others during their lifetime. Life Interest Trusts can be set up in a Will, allowing for a loved one to have the benefit, or enjoyment, of the…

23 November 2021

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The Section 25 Notice and What This Means for Commercial Landlords and Tenants

Here we look at Landlord’s section 25 notice to terminate a commercial lease. Before reading on, it is worth checking to make sure that your lease is not excluded from this applying, and that your lease is a tenancy as defined by the 1954 Act (the “Act”). Landlords often exclude leases from these provisions so that tenants don’t have as much protection. We’ll look at tenancies a little later. The Section 25 notice If a landlord wishes to end a commercial lease…

11 November 2021

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Top 7 Legal Writing Tips for Paralegals

Top 7 Legal Writing Tips for Paralegals Writing is an important tool for all paralegals. The power of words can be used to advocate, inform, persuade, and instruct. Though legal writing/drafting is a task exclusively done by qualified lawyers in general but in the present scenario, we can see that most of the lawyers pass their work on to their paralegals. Therefore, it becomes necessary for a paralegal to have excellent writing skills. Though legal writing or drafting takes time and practise…

1 November 2021

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Personal Injury Trusts

With thousands of personal injury claims made a year, we look at the importance of Personal Injury Trusts for those not only on means-tested benefits, but when planning for future care costs and benefit claims. When a person has suffered from an injury for which compensation is payable, one question is how it will affect any benefits they have been claiming either prior to or following the injury. However, regardless of the amount awarded following a claim, this is not something…

18 October 2021

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Legally Speaking Podcast – How to Grow an Innovative and Inclusive Law Firm

Founder and Principal of Tiger Law, Vanessa Challess, joins Robert Hanna for an episode of the Legally Speaking Podcast. Tiger Law was founded on the principles of prioritising clients’ interests, championing diversity and inclusion, and forcing the legal profession to embrace the future. Based in Kent but serving clients nationwide, the firm covers a range of practice areas; including company law, property law, family law and IP work. She set up the innovative firm after being made redundant from…

12 October 2021

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“It’s not ‘He Said She Said’ if I’ve got proof!”: Recording conversations at work and its legality

“It’s not ‘He Said She Said’ if I’ve got proof!”: Recording conversations at work and its legality. In employment law issues, it can be said that employees, especially those who end up as litigants-in-person before the Employment Appeals Tribunals (EAT) are often found to be the weaker party in the case. This is due to the fact of the lack of legal knowledge in terms of procedure and black letter law when filing a claim. The challenge in a hearing becomes…

11 October 2021

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