Here's a good example of what happens when you don't check:
Malcolm Cork & Anor v Smith [2026] EWHC 1199 (Ch) (22 May 2026)
Short version:
* Legal company applied to a court, asking them to do X.
* Judge wrote back, asking "Why do you think that I have the power...
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New mileage rate (55p/mile)
Here's a bit of good news, that I don't think anyone's shared here yet. Yesterday the government announced that you can claim 55p/mile (for a car):
Travel — mileage and fuel rates and allowances - GOV.UK
That's backdated to 6th April, i.e. the start of the current financial year.
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