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The Repeal of Mineral Royalties Relief

Mineral royalties relief was introduced in the 1970’s (when rates for income and corporation taxes were high) as an incentive to encourage mineral owners make minerals available for commercial exploitation.  Mineral royalties were treated as having both an income and …

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Time is running out for companies to comply over cookies

An alarming number of companies in the South West have not taken any steps to make sure their websites are compliant with new laws due to be enforced from the end of this month, according to one of the region’s …

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Getting More Child Support

The Child Support Agency was originally created to get money out of parents who were either not paying anything, or enough for the maintenance of their children.  To correct this, the Child Support Agency (or C-MEC as it is now …

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Is this the end of the Aggregates Levy? Maybe Not

The European General Court has recently ruled that the UK Aggregates Levy constitutes state aid. Robert Camp, the head of the Mines Minerals & Waste Team at Stephens Scown, discusses the impact this decision may have on aggregate producers in …

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Corporate team further strengthened with two more appointments

Leading legal firm Stephens Scown LLP has further strengthened its growing corporate team across the South West with the appointment of two new high-profile lawyers. Ben Travers and Lynne Rathbone (both pictured) join the Westcountry legal firm as Associates.  Stephens …

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Suspended Residence Orders

One of the most difficult type of cases for the family court to deal with effectively is the contact dispute in which one parent is refusing, unjustifiably to allow the children to see the other parent. By definition of course …

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Will new reforms on unfair dismissal claims change the face of the workplace?

With new reforms to unfair dismissal claims recently introduced, lawyer Terry Falcao asks whether they will change the face of the work place… It has been said that 2012 will be somewhat of a watershed for both employers and employees …

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The Use of Children’s Guardians in Disputes Involving a Child’s Contact with a Parent

The family courts are familiar with cases within which children who come from split families are the subject of disputes between the parents in respect of how much contact the children should have with the non resident parent. Most cases …

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How could a Christian deal with the breakdown of his or her marriage?

Christians may have difficulties with the breakdown of their marriages, not only emotionally but also ethically, given what it says in the bible about divorce. In what circumstances, therefore, could a Christian pursue a divorce? In Matthew, it says “…it …

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Client Corner – Treleaven Ice Creams

When Andrew and Mandy Treleaven decided they wanted to sell their successful ice cream company, they had full confidence in using Stephens Scown LLP to broker the deal. “One of the fantastic things about Stephens Scown is the number of …

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