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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A Guide to Derivative Claims
A derivative claim is legal action that is brought concerning a company director for a breach of duty, usually by shareholders. It can be brought if the director is believed to be negligent or has breached duty or trust. Directors of a company are legally bound by statutory duties under the Companies Act 2006 (the Act). The Act codifies certain...
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Rights as a Parent: Parental Responsibility
Parental responsibility is all the legal rights, duties, and responsibilities that a parent has in relation to a child. Those with parental responsibility have the right to make decisions in respect of a child, such as where they will go to school, where they will live, and what medical treatment they will have. Having parental responsibility is...
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Trusts Registration Service
If you are a trustee of an existing trust or if you are creating a new trust, then you need to be aware of some recent changes to trust compliance requirements. All UK “express” trusts (with certain limited exceptions) and some non-UK express trusts, taxable or not, that were in existence on or created after 6 October 2020 must register with and...
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Business debt recovery claims: Enforcement options
For any creditor engaged in a business debt recovery claim, the ultimate aim is to recover the debt owed. However, it is important to remember that obtaining a judgment or order from the court is sometimes just the first step in getting the debt paid. A court will not automatically enforce any judgment or order, and the onus is on the creditor...
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Guide To Issuing Court Proceedings
Before issuing a claim at court, in most cases, it is normally appropriate to send what is known as pre-action correspondence to the intended defendant. The contents of this pre-action correspondence are governed by the Pre-Action Protocols, which are contained in the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR). The CPR governs the conduct of all litigation in...
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Planning Breaches: Demolition of Luxury Mansions
In March 2022, five luxury mansions that were being constructed were demolished as they had been built in contravention of planning permission. After complaints were raised to the local authority in 2016, an inspector found that the properties should be torn down as they significantly deviated from their original designs. The original planning...
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A Guide to Fact Finding Hearings
There has been increasing research into and awareness of domestic abuse and the harm it causes children. When the court considers applications for child arrangements orders and the arrangements for where children live, and the time they spend with the other parent, the court must consider whether domestic abuse is raised as an issue. The court...
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Unfair Prejudice Claims and ‘Standing’
Unfair prejudice petitions (under section 994 of the Companies Act 2006) are a useful mechanism for shareholders of a company to apply to the Court to make an order that the Company's affairs are being or have been conducted in a manner unfairly prejudicial to their interests, or that an actual or proposed act of the Company is or would be...
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Prenuptial Agreements and the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975
A spouse may make a claim against their deceased spouse’s estate under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 (the “ 1975 Act ”) because their Will or the intestacy rules (where there is no Will) fails to make reasonable financial provision for them. The Court will conduct a “divorce cross-check” exercise as part of the...
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Relocating With Children in the UK: Do You Need the Other Parent’s Consent?
If you would like to relocate to a different part of the UK with a child, all those with parental responsibility should agree. There is no legal requirement to obtain formal consent from the other parent where you are relocating within the UK, but relocating without their consent is firmly cautioned against. The parent opposing the relocation...
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Overseas Principals: Governing Law and Jurisdiction
An increasing number of agents act for principals all over the world. This article looks at the law which governs the agency agreement where the principal is overseas and the country which has jurisdiction to determine any dispute. The Commercial Agents Regulations apply to agents who sell or purchase goods in Great Britain on behalf of their...
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Does the Last Shot Win, or Is Process the Key?
Implementing and operating appropriate internal processes and procedures when contracting with customers and/or suppliers are essential to ensure effective contract management and manage risk exposure for your business. As businesses look to streamline their contract management process, we have seen a move away from the traditional methods of...
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