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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Is Conduct Ever Relevant in Financial Proceedings?
Divorce proceedings are highly emotional for everyone involved. Our team of expert family lawyers are often asked whether conduct is going to be reflected in the ultimate financial settlement. It is easy to understand why one party to the...
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A Simple Guide to Trespass
What is Trespass? Trespass happens when someone enters a property without the permission of the person who is entitled to possession of the property. A trespasser may also be someone who has been allowed to enter the land but then the permission...
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Top Ten Tips for Responding to a Subject Access Request
Data protection is not just about how your business processes and protects personal data; it gives individuals certain rights over their personal data. One such right is the right of access – this means an individual can ask for a copy of their...
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Procurement Contracts: Competitive Tendering
Procurement contracts: where competitive tenders oblige prospective employers to consider them fairly The procurement process has long been a source of frustration within the construction industry. The time and expense contractors and...
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New Building Regulation Requirements for Electric Vehicle Charging Points
Electrifying Changes: New Building Regulation Requirements for Electric Vehicle Charging Points In September 2022, 1 in 10 new car sales in the UK were electric vehicles (EVs), with an estimated 477,000 electric cars on the road and more than...
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The Rise of Insolvency Within the Hospitality and Leisure Industry
The hospitality industry has regularly hit the headlines recently as the number of businesses closing due to unaffordable energy bills has increased dramatically. Many more businesses are now facing the threat of insolvency as a result, with the...
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B Corporation Certification
A ‘B Corporation’ is a for-profit business that publicly certifies it meets a certain standard of social and environmental accountability, performance and transparency. The certification process is...
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Top Tips: Starting a Business in the Hospitality & Leisure Sector
Now that we have regained some normality in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, business opportunities are now starting to look increasingly appealing to entrepreneurs – the hospitality and leisure industry being just one sector that has seen...
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Service Charges: Does the Cap Fit?
Landlords of shopping centres and other multi-let commercial buildings or estates will almost always retain responsibility for the repair and maintenance of the common parts and the exterior and structure of the building. In return, provisions in...
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Carrying Out Legal Due Diligence in the Leisure Industry
Due diligence is an essential component of any business purchase, particularly for hospitality and leisure businesses. It allows the buyer to obtain information relating to the business to manage the risk caused by the principal; buyer beware.
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Changing Role of Men in the Household – House husbands
During the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in the number of men taking on the role of a house husband. The migration of employees working from home has contributed to this, with more workforces offering flexible...
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Can Employers Be Liable for Employee’s Actions?
In the recent case of Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime Ltd , the Court of Appeal held that the employer was not vicariously liable for an injury suffered in the workplace because of an employees practical joke. This decision is relevant to all...
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