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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Product Liability – Considerations for Manufacturers
Businesses that manufacture products for onward supply have legal responsibilities to the end users of those products and to other entities in the supply chain. Understanding those responsibilities allows a manufacturing business to mitigate its exposure to civil (and potentially criminal) liability, as well as minimising the risks of...
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Inheritance Tax Reliefs for Farmers
Data from 2022 shows that the value of farmland in England was at an all-time high, with the average price of arable farmland at £10,600 per acre. With the average farm size in England being about 215 acres, family farms can be worth well in excess of £2 million without even considering the value of the farmhouse. In the UK, Inheritance Tax ( IHT...
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Guidance for Employers to Support Their Employees Experiencing Fertility Issues
Approximately one in seven people in the UK experience fertility problems, with the majority of these individuals in employment. It's widely recognised that there can be significant impacts on the mental and physical health of employees experiencing difficulties conceiving. Managing these, alongside working, can often be extremely difficult. The...
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Consent to Assign a Commercial Lease
Tenants of commercial properties may either want or need to divest themselves of their lease. Those reasons can be varied but often related to changing market conditions and pressures. Typically, if there is no break provision contained within the lease or the landlord is unwilling to agree to surrender the lease, the only option a tenant has is...
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What are the Risks of Using AI as an Alternative to Advice from a Professional?
Artificial intelligence ( AI ) has experienced a supersonic boom in its use and development within the last year, with solutions such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Bard becoming household names. Such AI solutions have garnered significant public attention, mostly owing to its impressive ability to engage seamlessly in human-like...
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Employers in Hospitality and Leisure Affected by New Tipping Laws
The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 2 May 2023. The new law makes it unlawful for an employer to withhold tips, gratuities, and service charges (‘ tips ’) that are paid by its customers and requires employers to allocate tips to their hospitality and leisure workers in a fair and transparent manner. This means...
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Agreements for Lease
An agreement for lease is a contract between respective parties where the terms of the future lease have been agreed upon, but completion will not occur immediately. The agreement places a binding obligation on parties to enter into the lease either on a fixed date (an unconditional contract) or once all conditions of the agreement have been met...
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The Current Residential Property Market
Until recently, we have seen house prices continue to rise due to the lasting impact from the COVID-19 pandemic and other external factors. According to the Office for National Statistics, the average property price as of March 2023 in England is £304,000 and in Wales is £214,000, representing an increase of 4.1% and 4.8%, respectively, over the...
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Lifetime Gifts and Section 10 of the Inheritance Act
If you have been left out of a Will , received less than you believed you would or do not inherit under the intestacy rules, you may have a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (“ the Act ”). This is a claim seeking “reasonable financial provision” from an estate. Only certain categories of people can bring...
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Fixed and Floating Charges – An Update from the High Court
A recent High Court ruling in April 2023 has clarified one of the key distinctions between fixed and floating charges, namely how the ability to deal with the charged assets can determine if a charge is fixed or floating. The decision offers important insights for administrators and secured and unsecured creditors.
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Hudson v Hathway
The Court of Appeal decision in Hudson v Hathway [2022] shows how the law in relation to property ownership and trusts of land is adapting to reflect the ways in which people communicate in the modern world. In this case, Mr Hudson and Ms Hathway were joint owners of a property and were cohabiting together. They owned the property as joint...
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Service Charge Considerations and Trends for Tenants
A key point to look out for in service charge expenditure is the cost of “renewing” or “refurbishing” items in the common parts of the landlord’s estate. There is a risk that Landlords could use these provisions as a means of upgrading their estate at the expense of the tenants. Such expenditure could be quite disproportionate to the tenant’s...
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