Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes and What Employers Need to Know as Reforms Take Effect
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. It amends the law relating to employment rights to enhance employee protections, bringing major changes throughout 2026 and 2027. With key provisions now in force and further reforms due to take effect throughout 2026 and 2027, our Employment Lawyers outline the...
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Fed up With Paying Spousal Maintenance? What Can You Do?
A Spousal maintenance order, also known as a periodical payments order, is an obligation for one party to pay the other a sum of money on a weekly or monthly basis. If the court grants a spousal maintenance order, it will need to determine whether to grant a joint-lives order or if it is more appropriate to impose maintenance for a defined...
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A Guide to Caveats, Warning & Appearances
When somebody has died leaving assets, the Personal Representative (“PR”) will usually need to apply for a Grant through the Probate Registry. A Grant is a document which gives PRs the ability to deal with certain assets. For example, it will allow them to sell the Deceased’s property. The estate will likely be distributed after the Grant is...
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Don’t Hang About, Adjudicate!
In 2021, 2579 construction sector firms across England and Wales became insolvent, which is 19% of all insolvencies. With the furlough assistance long gone and inflation increasing every month, it is very likely that we will see further increases in the number of contractors and developers becoming insolvent. As a result, it is becoming more...
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What Are the Legal Requirements for Witnessing a Will?
If you are drafting a will by yourself or are having one drafted by a legal professional, it is crucial to make sure that the will is both signed and witnessed correctly for it to be legally valid. The governing law in England and Wales on the execution of wills is s.9 Wills Act 1837 (as amended). This provision outlines that no will shall be...
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The Business Debt Recovery Process
Most, if not all, businesses, regardless of the sector in which they operate, are likely to need to pursue an unpaid debt at some point. For most businesses, it is critical that the collection of outstanding debts is managed efficiently to assist cash flow. To do this, businesses need a proper debt recovery process in place and may also need the...
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Should I Instruct a Solicitor When Entering Into a Lease?
It is not a legal requirement to use a solicitor when entering into a lease of a commercial premise ; however, it is highly recommended that you do. Your solicitor will make sure you are fully aware of the risks and your obligations. They will also be able to advise you on how to resolve any potential issues before signing the commercial lease...
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Parental Responsibility: Who Has It?
Parental Responsibility concerns the rights, duties, powers and responsibilities that a parent has by law towards a child. For example, making decisions about where a child should live and agreeing to their medical treatment. If a child's mother and father are married or in a civil partnership, both automatically have Parental Responsibility...
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Right to Work Checks Altering on 1 October 2022
A survey of 501 decision-makers in large UK businesses (more than 1,000 employees) by Xydus suggests that half of those are unready for the upcoming changes to right to work checks. Perhaps worse, more than three-quarters were unaware employers could face criminal sanctions (including imprisonment) if right to work regulations were not complied...
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What information do you need to get a copy Will or Grant?
As a preliminary point, Wills are private documents, and they retain this status until a Grant of Representation is issued by the Probate Registry. Once the Grant is available, you can download a copy of the Will from the Government’s Find a Will...
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Status of Occupation on Expiry of Lease Term
When a lease comes to an end, what should the parties do? Is the tenant still a tenant, or do they no longer have a right to occupy the premises? These questions require an analysis of the type of lease (if any) that was put in place documenting the occupation.
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Commercial Agent’s Entitlement to Pipeline Commission: Can It Be Limited or Excluded?
This article considers whether it is possible for agents and principals to seek to limit or exclude the application of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1998 (the Regulations) to an agent’s post-termination commission entitlement - more commonly known as ‘pipeline’ commission. Most agents are now aware of their entitlements...
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Surrogacy: Route to Parenthood
Surrogacy is the process by which a child is carried through pregnancy by a woman who had entered into an arrangement with the intention that, at birth, the child and parental responsibility for the child will be transferred to another person or persons, known as the intended parent(s). Either a couple or a single person can agree to have a child...
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