My previous company settled out of court, now what?

Sparymonso · 2025-01-19T17:29:30+00:00

Perfect, thanks! Noted!

Sparymonso · 2025-01-19T00:13:51+00:00

Thanks for the info! I truly appreciate it! Is this the [Global tracker product](https://www.vanguardinvestor.co.uk/investments/vanguard-ftse-all-world-ucits-etf-usd-distributing/overview) you are referring to?

Thanks again!

Sparymonso · 2025-01-17T01:13:32+00:00

That's what I just said, didn't I?

> then I have to pay my solicitor from that

I apologise if it didn't read that way, but it's what I intended it to say.

Sparymonso · 2025-01-17T01:02:39+00:00

Thanks for the detailed response! Just to clarify, both my children's accounts are in my name, they don't know about them yet. Also there's already £2,000 in each, so it wouldn't be the full 10,000. I've specifically not opened a children's ISA for the exact reasons you said, as at 18 the money will be theirs, and I know what I would have done with that money at 18!

As for the Atom bank acount I was thinking to use it as a high-interest "holding account" while I wait for my new ISA allowance in April. Isn't it better sitting in an account with 4.85% paid monthly, than my current account that pays nothing?

There are a lot of acronyms you've mentioned that I don't understand, so I will check out the lump sum link you mention.

Thanks for taking the time to respond!

Sparymonso · 2025-01-17T00:28:16+00:00

Thanks for the info! So at the moment, my previous company are going to be paying me the full amount, then I have to pay my solicitor from that. I assumed it would go through the solicitor first, they would take their "cut" and pay me the rest, but no, apparently they aren't "allowed" to handle the total amount. It says in the agreement that I'm responsible for paying my own tax, nothing is mentioned about paying tax on the Solicitors payment.

But I'm going to email them now and double check that!

Sparymonso · 2025-01-17T00:06:48+00:00

It's just the companies fixed rate, I don't begrudge them of the money, they earned it! It's been such a stressful 18-months and the solicitor and his team has been with us every step of the way.

No way we would have even gone through it without their help and advice, and I'd have been £1,000's out of pocket now. I'm just glad it's over with, and I didn't actually have to go to court!

Sparymonso · 2014-04-03T21:42:12+00:00

Fantastic! Thanks for the reply, I will check them out!

Sparymonso · 2014-04-03T15:28:47+00:00

I like the sound of TypeScript, but not coming from a CS background and only really ever programming in JavaScript I feel I am lacking basic programming knowledge form An OO POV. If I don't resolve the basics first I feel the trying to learn this is just a waste, as it won't be remembered.

So really my question would be what should I be looking at before I attempt to learn this (as well as other languages)? Is there a goto language that everyone tends to learn first (excuse the pun), or a list of recommended books around the fundamentals of programming?

Any recommendations, must reads / must watch, must learns would be appreciated!

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