The Gazette

Publication Date

17 September 2014

Rachel Grant, partner at Brodies LLP, explains the complex issue of director disqualification.

Publication Date

17 September 2014

Millions of Britons are failing to make adequate plans for their death, and are unaware of the wishes of their loved ones. Joe Meredith, from the Dying Matters Coalition, explains why the stigma around dying needs to be broken.

Publication Date

4 September 2014

It’s feared that more people will be pushed into financial hardship after it was revealed that the Treasury may soon be able to withdraw overpaid tax credits directly from personal bank accounts.

Publication Date

4 September 2014

Operation Market Garden was an ambitious attempt in September 1944 by the Allied forces to end the war early by advancing through the Netherlands, across several river barriers, and into Northern Germany. However, the operation failed.

Publication Date

4 September 2014

From 1 October 2014, relatives of missing people in England and Wales who are thought to have died, or who have not been known to be alive for at least 7 years, will be able to have them declared ‘presumed dead’.

Publication Date

4 September 2014

Sir Howard Kingsley Wood was a Conservative politician who steered the British economy during much of World War 2. He is perhaps best known for introducing pay as you earn (PAYE), the system of tax on income that’s still in use today.

Publication Date

1 September 2014

Adam Blenkinsop and James Hopgood, from Steeles Law’s dispute resolution team, look at what plans to review the law of wills could mean for the industry.

Publication Date

29 August 2014

When war was declared on 4 August 1914, the country erupted in jubilation. However, behind the scenes, the government was becoming increasingly fearful. 

Publication Date

29 August 2014

On 23 August 1914, some five weeks after war was declared by the British government, four divisions of the British Expeditionary Force (BEF) met the might of the German 1st Army at the canal in Mons, Belgium.

Publication Date

14 August 2014

On 4 August 2000, the UK celebrated the 100th birthday of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother.