Employment Rights Act 2025: Key Changes and What Employers Need to Know as Reforms Take Effect
The Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. It amends the law relating to employment rights to enhance employee protections, bringing major changes throughout 2026 and 2027. With key provisions now in force and further reforms due to take effect throughout 2026 and 2027, our Employment Lawyers outline the...
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Setting Aside Financial Orders and Barder Events
Whilst financial orders in family law are intended to be final, an application to set aside a financial order can be considered in certain circumstances. These cases are referred to as set aside applications. The set aside application can only be...
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Legal Jargon When Moving House – What Does It All Mean?
There are many legal terms used by solicitors throughout a conveyancing transaction which can be difficult to understand when you are looking to sell your home, or purchase a new home. During what has been described as one of the most stressful...
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The Benefits of Mediation in Shareholder Disputes
Disputes between shareholders of a private company are a common occurrence. The interests of shareholders can typically change from the business inception to the point that they become unaligned, which can lead to irreconcilable differences...
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An Air of Optimism for the Hospitality and Leisure Sector in 2023
With the passing of Blue Monday and the January payslip within reaching distance for many, there is an air of optimism for those engaged in the hospitality and leisure sector in 2023. It would be ignorant not to acknowledge the ongoing challenges...
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Government Consults on Holiday Pay for Part-Year Workers
Following the recent case of Harpur Trust v Brazel, it appeared that many businesses would need to revisit their holiday calculations for part-year workers. Myerson has previously discussed the background and decision of this important case at our...
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The Leasing Market and the Move to Flex
A key theme for commercial property leases that seems set to continue is “Flexibility”, and the need for occupiers to have the flexibility to deal with their changing requirements has led to more diversity of options in the office space market...
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Right to a New Lease
Whether your tenant has a right to a new commercial lease depends on whether Part II of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 ( the Act ) applies to the tenancy or whether the lease has been contracted out of the security of tenure provisions of the...
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Agricultural Divorce
Any interest either party to a divorce has in a farm or farming business comprises one of the assets that the court will consider when approaching the matter of distribution upon marital breakdown. Complex methods of ownership, liquidity issues...
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Employment Law Developments on the Horizon in 2023
2023 can be a busy year for employment law changes, with a legislative agenda that includes possible post-Brexit reforms for EU-derived laws, increased employers protection from strikes, and a raft of private members bills offering additional...
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Summary Judgment and Strike Out Applications
The notion of issuing a claim and going to court to recover a debt is often problematic for creditors. It is well established that legal costs in litigation and other dispute resolution processes can be significant. Legal costs can be a real cause...
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Construction Retentions
Retentions are often used on construction projects. This article explains what they are and why you should consider them. Construction retention refers to a portion of the payment that is withheld from a contractor until the completion of a...
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A Shareholder’s Rights at General Meetings
An AGM is a general meeting of a companys shareholders , which is required to be held (under section 336 of the Companies Act 2006) by a public company within six months beginning with the day following its accounting reference date (i.e., every...
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