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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The Importance of Tenants Including a Schedule of Condition Within a Lease
A commercial property lease is often a full repairing and insuring lease (an “FRI lease”), meaning the tenant takes on the full costs of repairing and insuring the whole property, including the structural parts – such as the foundations, walls and roof. Other leases are “internal repair only”, where the tenant is only obliged to look after the...
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Key Privacy Considerations from the Information Commissioner's Office
The Information Commissioner's Office (" ICO" ) published new guidance in March to assist technology professionals in developing products in such a way that they adequately consider and protect the end-users privacy (" Guidance "). Developers and other technology professionals must develop products with privacy at the forefront of their minds...
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The Principle of Proprietary Estoppel
On 19 October 2022, the Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited judgement in the case of Guest v Guest. This was the first time that the Supreme Court had considered the principles and remedies of proprietary estoppel. Like many proprietary...
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Myerson Shortlisted for Health and Wellbeing Award
We are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the Manchester Legal Awards 2023 in the 'Health and Wellbeing Champions of the Year' category. This recognition is a significant achievement and acknowledges our firm's commitment to promoting health and wellbeing in the workplace. Numerous studies have shown that promoting health and...
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Brexit Sunset Clause: Government Abandons Plans to Revoke All Retained EU Law
The UK government has abandoned its plan to revoke all retained EU law (save for any legislation expressly maintained or replaced by UK law) at the end of 2023. Rather, a targeted list of 600 pieces of EU legislation is expected to be revoked, with all other legislation being retained as the default position.
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Excluded From My Parents’ Will – Can I Make a Claim?
Are you a child who has been excluded from your parents’ Will(s) or received a small amount from their estate(s)? If so, you may have a claim under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) 1975 (“ the Act ”). Can I bring a claim as a stepchild or adopted child? The Act enables the following child applicants to bring a claim...
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Relief from Forfeiture of a Commercial Lease
The recent case of Chug & Anor v Dhaliwal & Anor provides a High Court example of when and how a Judge must weigh up factors for relief from forfeiture and why it is a bad idea to unlawfully sublet commercial premises. The Facts Mr Chug was a tenant of Mr Dhaliwal of a commercial property in Hounslow. Chug had the benefit of a 20-year lease with...
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Intermeddling
When someone dies, their assets and liabilities (collectively their estate) must be dealt with by their Personal Representatives (either Executors or Administrators). If the deceased left a Will , this will usually specify who the Executors should be. Where there are no Executors, for whatever reason, the order of entitlement to apply to be the...
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Can I Apply to Divorce in England and Wales?
You may be able to apply for a divorce in England and Wales if you currently live overseas or you are not a British passport holder in certain circumstances. You must fall within certain criteria outlined below in order to be able to issue divorce proceedings within this jurisdiction. The Courts in England and Wales have a very wide discretion to...
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The Death of a Shareholder and Rights of Action by the Estate
Shareholder disputes are a common issue in the world of business. These disputes can arise for various reasons, including disagreements over the company's direction, disputes between shareholders, and issues related to succession planning and the death of a shareholder . One area of shareholder disputes that can be particularly complex is the...
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Government Set to Weaken Non-competes
On 10 May 2023, the government released a new policy paper, Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy. The paper outlines the government’s initial plans for changing the landscape of employment law post-Brexit. Non-compete restrictions will be capped at three months, rolled-up holiday pay will be permitted, and the circumstances where employers...
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Call of Duty Holds the Line: The Battle for Cloud Gaming
The Competition and Markets Authority ( CMA ) has blocked Microsoft's proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard Inc ( Activision ) for £68.7 billion – following an in-depth investigation, given concerns over the deal's impact on the UK cloud gaming market. In our previous article, Goodbye to Call of Duty? The War on Competition , we explored...
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