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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What is Biodiversity Net Gain?
Biodiversity Net Gain is a forward-thinking conservation approach that seeks to enhance the overall biodiversity in a given area as a result of development projects. Instead of merely mitigating the negative impacts of development on the environment, Biodiversity Net Gain focuses on achieving a quantifiable increase in biodiversity by ensuring...
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Myerson Magazine Autumn 2023 Issue
Our magazine covers a wide range of private client topics such as terms of employment contracts, common mistakes when divorcing, the residential property market and inhabitation of family home after death.
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How the Bank of England's Interest Rate Freeze Affects Businesses and Financing Strategies
The Bank of England ended its run of 14 consecutive interest rate increases in September, halting the base rate at 5.25%. Ahead of the next rate review on 2 November 2023, Myerson's Banking Team considers its implications for businesses and their operations. How could the rate freeze affect my business? The Bank of England base rate influences...
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How Do The Courts Regard Personal Injury Compensation When Distributing Assets of the Marriage?
The Court will consider a list of factors under section 25 of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 when deciding how assets, including any compensation/ damages received, will be decided on divorce. The welfare of any children of the family will be a paramount consideration for the Court. The starting point is that matrimonial assets will be shared...
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Walking the Legal Tightrope: Self-Employed Labour in Technology
Technology created the gig economy and, as a sector, was an early adopter of using self-employed staff to add important skill sets to their businesses. Walk through any UK city, and you will see self-employed Uber drivers ferrying passengers back and forth and swarms of Deliveroo riders queuing to collect orders from fast-food counters. Less...
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Unfair Prejudice Petitions and the Importance of Making a "Fair" Offer
Operating a business can be stressful, and it is not uncommon for shareholder disagreements to arise. This can often lead to situations where shareholders feel the company is not being operated in a fair way, such that it has an adverse impact on them or the shareholders generally. In such instances, shareholders of a company have the right to...
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Key Insights and Updates for the Building Safety Act
The Building Safety Act was introduced due to the Grenfell disaster in 2017. Having obtained Royal Assent in April 2022, the Act’s primary aim is to control building safety risks in order to secure the safety of people within or around buildings. However, the Act and its accompanying regulations can be difficult to understand and interpret, with...
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Manufacturing Q&A: with Myerson Solicitors and Steuler Group
While chemical processes and the means to keep aggressive circumstances in production under control haven't changed much in the last decades, our aim is to better understand wear and tear at our customers' plants. In the future, process data and AI might help us predict damage before it occurs and intervene proactively rather than reactively. We...
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What Should I Do As An Executor If I Have Missing Beneficiaries?
Today, family units are more complex and diverse. It is not unheard of for individuals to have had multiple marriages, meaning modern, blended families are on the rise. When families split, individuals from that family may move away or even lose contact with the deceased, which can become particularly problematic if they remain named in a Will...
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Considerations When Buying Farmland and Buildings
Often, when buying land or residential buildings that were or currently are in agricultural use , there are further issues that your solicitor will consider in the course of the conveyancing procedure above and beyond a normal house or flat. If you are buying some land to extend your garden, a barn conversion or an old farm building, the...
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How Do I Purchase a Farm?
Purchasing a farm of your own is an exciting and big prospect. Before you can begin your farming journey, there are many legal considerations and steps that must take place to ensure the farm you purchase is workable, valuable and will enable you to run a successful farm. Before purchase The first step in the purchase of any building, commercial...
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The 2023 Myerson Annual Property Update
Thank you to everyone who attended our Myerson Annual Property Update 2023. Topics include: The state of the market and outlook for the next twelve months Reviewing the Building Safety Act 2022 Property insolvency in 2023 Case law update ESG issues in property, discussing Biodiversity Net Gain requirements Introducing the new Myerson Property...
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