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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Tesco v Lidl: Clash of the Supermarket Heavyweights
On 19 April 2023, the High Court held that Tesco’s use of its Clubcard sign (shown below) constituted trademark infringement and passing off of Lidl’s logo as it misled shoppers into thinking that products offered under the Clubcard scheme were being offered at the same or lower prices as those in Lidl. Additionally, the Court held that Lidl’s...
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The Meaning of "Day" – TCC Judgment in Elements (Europe) Ltd v FK Building Ltd 2023
On 21 March 2023, the Technology and Construction Court ("TCC") handed down its judgment in the case of Elements (Europe) Ltd v FK Building Ltd. The judgment focuses on the validity of a payment application and provides clarity as to what is meant by a "calendar day". It is worth highlighting that the parties in dispute had settled the matter...
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The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 and “Reasonable Updating”
The Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 gives business tenants a statutory right to a new tenancy on the expiry of their existing tenancy and provides that a landlord can only recover possession where at least one of seven statutory grounds applies. The Act was put in place to promote the economy and provide a secure basis for businesses to grow...
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Commercial Properties: Go Green
Manchester has set a target of achieving net zero by 2038 – 12 years ahead of the Government's target for the rest of the UK. Reducing the carbon footprint of new builds and existing commercial properties will prove key to achieving this goal. By "green proofing" a commercial property, either by building new buildings, or retrofitting existing...
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How Are Businesses Dealt With On Divorce?
The value of a business and its income will be considered an available resource of the marriage on divorce. That is not to say that the family court would order a sale of the business. The court recognises that the business provides an income, the loss of which may have catastrophic consequences. In family court proceedings, the value of a...
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An Introduction to Section 106 Agreements
Following the submission of a planning application to the Local Planning Authority (LPA), you may find that the LPA requires a Section 106 Agreement to be entered into before planning permission is granted. The Section 106 Agreement will contain planning obligations which enable the local authority to secure restrictions on the use of the land or...
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Is the Restraint of Trade Clause in my Agency Agreement Enforceable?
Since the introduction of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations (' the Regulations ') in 1993, commercial agents have long since benefitted from an extra layer of statutory protection than those afforded to employees. The Regulations were introduced to ensure that the law of agency in the UK was aligned with other EU Member...
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Terminating Commercial Tenancies
Landlords and tenants within the retail, hospitality, and leisure sectors continually have to adapt their portfolios and business on account of market pressures; for landlords, that may involve terminating commercial tenancies to carry out redevelopment work. That work may involve adapting workplaces for hybrid working and attracting tenants back...
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£100,000 Windfall: Employer Punished for Risking the Health of Heart Attack Victim
In the recent Employment Tribunal case of Mrs G Rouse v Andron Contract Services Ltd , the tribunal awarded Mrs Rouse £100,000 for being "pushed out" of her job when her employer threatened her with redundancy , failed to make reasonable adjustments to her role and put her health at risk.
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What does it take to prove Will forgery?
In the recent High Court case of Carlton Watts v Watts , the Claimant (Carlton) sued his 92-year-old mother (Jobyna), alleging she had forged his late father’s Will. By his 2000 Will, the late Eustace Watts had left his entire estate to Jobyna, his wife of 45 years. His previous Will of 1994 had purportedly left his son Carlton Aldo Watts...
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Do You Have Trusts That You Have Forgotten About?
Trusts are very useful legal entities that separate the legal ownership and control of the assets from those who benefit. There are many types of trust; you may have set one up inadvertently during your lifetime and forgotten all about it. Recent changes, namely trust registration, mean that whilst trusts are still useful, trust compliance has...
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What Happens in the Event of a Shareholder's Death?
In the event of the death of a shareholder in a company, it is important to consider what will happen to the deceased’s assets, including any shares the deceased owns in the company. This is what our Corporate Law experts will be exploring in this article.
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