Employment Law Autumn Update
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EMI Schemes: What Are They and Why Should You Use Them?
Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) schemes are often used by smaller companies to attract and retain employees by offering share options which provide them with statutory tax relief on their financial gains. Essentially, the scheme is designed to provide employees with a stake in the employer company, which can help incentivise employees...
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Purchasing a Home with Help from the Bank of Mum and Dad
Due to the significant costs of buying a house, many buyers increasingly find saving difficult and may turn to their parents for financial assistance. The "Bank of Mum and Dad" is a term often used to refer to the financial support parents provide to their children, usually in the form of a private loan secured against the newly purchased home...
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Managing the Inevitable: Succession Planning for Businesses
When managing a growing business, succession planning can often take a backseat to daily operations. However, succession planning is important. For instance, what happens if a founding shareholder dies? What if a director resigns from office but retains a significant share of the business? What happens if there is a dispute or relationships break...
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Shell-shocked: Shareholder Activism and Implications for Manufacturers
With the growing climate emergency, environmental responsibility is a focal point for manufacturing industries worldwide. The UK government is committed to reaching net zero by 2050, and manufacturing companies are expected to be challenged if they fail to implement sustainable practices and 'green' initiatives. Our Manufacturing Solicitors...
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Top Tips for Confidentiality & Non-Disclosure Agreements
All businesses hold commercially sensitive information that is confidential and of significant value to the business, such as information relating to clients, suppliers, operations, business strategies, products and services, financial information, trade secrets and intellectual property rights. The disclosure of such information to a third party...
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Navigating Copyright and Copyright Infringement In The World of AI
With the rapid rise of AI in recent years, copyright law has been forced to adapt to accommodate technological developments. The ability of individuals and companies (‘users’) to ‘prompt’ AI systems, such as DALL-E by OpenAI, to create art is particularly controversial due to the potential for copyright infringement of artistic works. The UK...
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Can I Buy My First Home Ahead Of The Stamp Duty Land Tax Changes On 1 April 2025?
If you're a first-time buyer, now might be the perfect time to step onto the property ladder before the Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) changes take effect on 1 April 2025. In this guide our expert Residential Property Solicitors explain how the upcoming changes might affect you and how we can help you secure your first home without delay.
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What Happens When Children Are Swapped At Birth? Legal Lessons From ITV’s Playing Nice
Playing Nice, the psychological thriller by JP Delaney, follows two couples who discover that their toddlers were switched at birth in a hospital mix-up and face a horrifying dilemma: do they keep the sons they have raised and loved or reclaim their biological child? As Pete and Maddie meet Theo’s biological parents, both families face a...
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Why Making an LPA Should Be On Your New Year Resolution List
An EPA authorises an attorney to manage the donor’s property and financial affairs. However, since the repeal of the Enduring Powers of Attorney Act 1985 on 1st October 2007, the creation of such power is no longer possible. Any EPAs made before 1st October 2007 are still legally valid. However, anything made after this date is now executed as an...
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The Hampstead Heath Squatter: Claiming Ownership Through Adverse Possession
Harry Hallowes, known as 'Harry the Hermit,' transformed his life after being evicted from his Highgate council flat in 1987. Settling in a secluded corner of Hampstead Heath without the landowner's consent, his determined presence over decades laid the groundwork for a landmark legal case. Our Property Litigation solicitors delve into the...
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Top Tips For Your Farming Divorce
Divorce can be an emotionally challenging and complex process, especially when a farm is involved. The crossover between marital and agricultural assets often means that farmers face unique circumstances that a solicitor must carefully consider. Our Agricultural Lawyers , who are ranked in Tier 1 (top tier) of the Legal 500 for Agricultural Law...
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Christmas Clauses and Family Feuds – Unwrapping Hirachand v Hirachand
Christmas comes early for Contentious Probate lawyers eagerly awaiting the decision of a landmark appeal case, Hirachand v Hirachand [2024] UKSC 43. The appeal was heard back in January 2024 and the Supreme Court’s Judgment was finally handed down today, giving Contentious Probate lawyers something to read over Christmas. Our Contentious Probate...
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