Myerson Celebrates Four Nominations at the Manchester Legal Awards 2026
Myerson Solicitors has been shortlisted in four categories at the Manchester Legal Awards (MLA) 2026 , one of the region’s most prestigious celebrations of legal excellence. The ceremony will take place on Thursday 2nd July at a gala event bringing together the North West legal community.
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Five Reasons to Set Up a Trust
Trusts can be a useful way to protect assets and mitigate tax, but there is often a lot of confusion and misunderstanding about the purposes of Trusts. Our Wills, Trusts, and Probate team have identified some of the main reasons for creating a Trust below. Firstly, a Trust is a separate legal entity (like a company) which usually involves several...
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Changes to Capital Gains Tax Legislation and Lifetime Allowance Provisions
Recent changes to the rules in relation to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) apply to the transfer of assets between spouses and civil partners who are in the process of separating . The aim is to provide spouses/civil partners with more time to transfer assets without worrying about CGT's implications and how this would affect any future financial...
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Who Do Professionals Owe a Duty of Care to?
A professional’s duty of care is widely considered to extend only to their client. However, in a recent professional negligence case, the potential pool of people to whom a professional can owe a duty to has been widened. The starting point is always the professional’s letter of engagement with their client. However, the likelihood is that this...
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Influencer Marketing: New CAP Guidance Issued
The Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) has issued revised guidance for influencer marketing in a bid to ensure influencers make clear when their content is advertising. The ‘Influencer’s Guide to Making Clear that Ads are Ads’...
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Shareholder Disputes and Minority Shareholder Discounts
Unfair prejudice claims are a cause of action available to shareholders pursuant to section 994 of the Companies Act 2006. Shareholders in a limited company who have been unfairly prejudiced by the other shareholders can seek relief from the court. The relief the court can grant is very wide and can include an order that the shares of the wronged...
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Building Safety Act 2022 – What You Need to Know
The Building Safety Act (BSA) received Royal Assent on the 28th of April 2022 and is being implemented in stages. The BSA requires more stringent safety measures and will change the way residential and commercial buildings are constructed and...
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Business Debt Recovery: Application to Set Aside Default Judgment
A default judgment is where the dispute resolution court issues a judgment against a defendant without the merits of the claim being heard and without the defendant having responded to the claim. A claimant can apply for a default judgment when the...
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Rights of First Refusal – What is it and Why is it an Issue?
Part 1 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987, as amended by the Housing Act 1996, introduced the concept of the residential tenants rights of first refusal. Rights of first refusal is where a landlord is proposing to sell his interest in a building...
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Sexual Harassment at Work: New Duties on Employers
Back in 2019, the Government consulted on whether there should be a duty on employers to prevent the sexual harassment of their employees, and this was met with support. In July 2021, the Government responded to the results of that consultation by...
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Goodbye to Call of Duty? The Frontlines of the War on Competition
The Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA ) estimates that, in 2022, roughly £5 billion was spent on gaming in the UK and that there are around 45 million gamers in the UK, with more spent on gaming than any other form of entertainment including...
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How Outdated Articles of Association Could Cause a Deadlock When Valuating Shares
A company’s articles of association are a public document filed at Companies House that outlines the management and internal affairs. It is common for a new private company limited by shares to adopt the model articles contained in Schedule 1 to...
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Estate Administration Deadlines Explained
When someone passes away, their Personal Representatives may need to take out a Grant of Probate (if there was a Will) or a Grant of Letters of Administration (if there was no Will or there are no Executors). While most estates are dealt with in a...
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