Top 10 Tips for Employers on the Employment Rights Act 2025 Reforms
Have you made the changes you need to comply with the reforms already in force? The Employment Rights Act 2025 is the most significant shake-up of employment law in decades, which is currently being implemented in phases. A first wave of changes is already in force (April 2026), with further major reforms expected from October 2026 and into...
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Compliance for Online Businesses Under the DMCCA
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 ( DMCCA ) came into force earlier this year on 6 April 2025 as a significant update to the UK’s consumer rights regime. Businesses that sell to consumers must ensure that they comply with the statutory requirements for consumer contracts, including the prohibition of fake reviews and other...
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Gifting Shares and Family Wealth: Legal Guidance and Protection
Many people consider how best to share their success with loved ones, from transferring property or company shares to gifting luxury items or substantial cash sums. While generosity is often well-intentioned, large gifts can have lasting legal, financial and personal consequences. In this blog, our Corporate , Residential Property and Family...
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Good Divorce Week: Promoting a Constructive Approach to Separation
Each year, Resolution promotes Good Divorce Week to raise awareness of the importance of managing separation in a constructive way. Too many families going through divorce or separation become involved in avoidable and acrimonious court proceedings. It does not have to be this way - there is a better approach. Resolution is a community of family...
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The Process for Assigning Your Commercial Property Lease
An assignment of a lease is essentially a sale or transfer of the lease to a third party. There are several circumstances when a tenant may want to assign their lease to another individual or company, for example, if they are selling their business, or they need to move to different premises before the term of the lease has ended. Our Commercial...
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Inheritance Tax Changes for Farmers and Rural Businesses: What They Mean for You
Significant changes are coming to inheritance tax (IHT) that will affect farmers and rural business owners from 6 April 2026. Agricultural property relief (APR) and business property relief (BPR) are very valuable reliefs from IHT. However, in the 2024 Autumn Budget, the government announced major changes to the relief , which have sent...
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Five Practical Steps to Deal with a Difficult or Problem Executor
It is an executor’s responsibility to deal with an estate when a person passes away, leaving a Will. What happens if the executor does not do their job correctly, or worse, acts to the detriment of the estate, whether on purpose or not? Our Contentious Probate Lawyers outline is five practical steps for beneficiaries to take when they encounter...
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Key Clauses in Manufacturing Contracts: Equipment, Delivery and Acceptance Explained
In previous articles, our Manufacturing Solicitors have discussed some of the key clauses in manufacturing agreements , such as terms and termination, pricing, and liability and considered the effective use of Service Level Agreements . Continuing the theme, this article discusses some further, and equally important, clauses in manufacturing...
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The End of the Lending Standards Board: What SMEs Need to Know
Our Banking lawyers explore the closure of the Lending Standards Board, what it means for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and how businesses can prepare for the changes ahead. The Lending Standards Board (LSB) is a self-regulatory body for the banking and lending industry, which was established to protect consumers and small and...
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Pre-Nups, Post-Nups and the Christmas Proposal: Why You Shouldn’t Wait Until the Wedding to Talk About Them
In the UK, the most common dates for marriage proposals are Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve, with research showing that up to a third of engagements happen over the festive season . With this surge in proposals fast approaching, it’s important to also prepare for the practical side of marriage. While receiving a proposal is an exciting and...
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Surveillance in Manufacturing: Key Lessons from Kerita v BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited
Monitoring of employees is prevalent in all industries, to a lesser or greater degree. In the manufacturing sector, where productivity and safety are paramount, many employers reasonably wish to monitor employees. Our Manufacturing Lawyers explore the recent case of Kerita v BMW (UK) Manufacturing Limited, which sheds greater light on the...
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The Biggest Shake-Up to the Home Buying Process in History?
On 6th October 2025 , the government unveiled the “biggest shake-up” to the home buying system. The aim? To fix the seemingly ‘broken’ process. At present, it takes an average of 120 days to complete the legal transaction from when a buyer’s offer is accepted. Property transactions have increased by 60% since 2007 ; however, 1 in 3 transactions...
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Break Clauses – Avoid the Pitfalls!
Break clauses are contractual provisions in a lease that allow either the landlord or tenant to bring the contractual term of the lease to an end early. On the face of it, a break notice appears to be a straightforward document, and it often looks...
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