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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Sponsorship Agreements
With a number of international sporting events taking place over the next few weeks, new sponsorship deals have been dominating the headlines, including; the video platform giant, TikTok, sponsoring the Women's Six Nations 2022, political controversy with the corporate sponsors for the Beijing Winter Olympics 2022, Manchester United unofficially...
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Making Gifts From Your Estate
One of the most common ways to reduce the value of your estate for inheritance tax purposes is to gift assets to children or other beneficiaries before you die. There are various rules that apply when making gifts from your estate, and there can be tax consequences and other implications of which you need to be aware. It is easier to gift cash...
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Handling Business Noise Complaints
Noise complaints are a common issue for many business owners within the hospitality and leisure industry, and it is difficult to know how best to deal with them to prevent them from escalating and potentially being on the wrong end of nuisance litigation. The noise itself can put a business at risk, and it is a particularly pertinent issue since...
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Business Property Relief: Beware of the ‘Binding Contract Trap’
Business property relief (BPR) is a relief from inheritance tax (IHT) for certain shareholdings or interests in a business known as relevant business property (RBP). Everyone in the UK has an inheritance tax allowance of £325,000, known as the nil-rate band. Inheritance tax must be paid on the estate for anything valued higher than this amount...
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Sustainability in Commercial Property
With an increasing demand for sustainability and a shift towards achieving carbon neutral status, encouraged by Government targets and legislation, the commercial property market will likely see significant changes over the next decade. In 2019...
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Right of Access to Property
No right of way to access my home – what can I do? When buying a home, it is the buyer’s responsibility to find out as much as possible about the property before exchanging contracts and legally committing to the purchase. You should always check that you have a legal right to access your property. It is reported that there is estimated to be...
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A guide for Principals on their rights under the Commercial Agents Regulations
You can now watch a replay of the Commercial Agency webinar for A guide for Principals on their rights under the Commercial Agent , presented by Senior Associate, Suzanne Carr and Associate, Robert Brothers . Watch as they cover the following topics: 1. What are the Regulations? 2. Do you employ a commercial agent? 3. What rights does an...
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Funding Legal Fees on Divorce
Going through a divorce or separation can be very difficult emotionally. Compounding this stress can be worries about how you might pay your legal fees. Spousal Maintenance It is common for one spouse to have a lower-paid job than the other or, perhaps, not work. On separation, many couples agree on a level of maintenance (including child...
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Lease Considerations: Pandemic Clauses and Rent Suspension
Pandemic clauses The pandemic has had a significant impact on the hospitality and leisure sector. Many businesses were unable to trade fully or at all and had to close, which has had a devastating impact on them. In light of this, tenants are looking for more flexible leases with shorter terms and break options . In addition, tenants are looking...
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Lease Negotiation: Tips for Landlords and Tenants
You can now watch a replay of the Real Estate webinar for Lease Negotiations: Tips for Landlords and Tenants , presented by Partner and Head of Commercial Property Joanne Perritt , alongside Associates in Commercial Property Cindy Bishop and...
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Things to Consider When Buying Rural Property
Should I buy a house in the countryside? At the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, city folk moved out of their flats in droves to houses with space for a home office, large gardens and peace from the city. It is a well-known phrase that "the grass is not always greener on the other side", and some families are indeed starting to regret their move...
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Payment Notice for Construction Contracts
The Construction Act Interim payment mechanisms in construction contracts are predicated on the issuance of various payment notices by both the payee and payer along the supply chain. In the UK, the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (as amended) (the 'Construction Act') provides a statutory entitlement to payment by...
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