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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Business Debt Recovery: Court Claim or Insolvency Proceedings?
For most businesses, it is critical that the collection of outstanding debts is managed efficiently to assist cash flow. Generally speaking, there are two ways to try and collect business debts owed to your company: issuing a court claim or pursuing insolvency proceedings. In this blog, we explore the key factors which need to be considered when...
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What Is the Difference Between Grant of Probate and Letters of Administration?
When a person dies in England and Wales, all their personal assets, including property, bank accounts, investments and personal belongings in their sole name, collectively form part of their estate. Assets in joint names are usually passed to the...
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Is Your Business Considering a Four-Day Working Week?
The pandemic has brought unprecedented changes to the world of work. This has mostly resulted in changes to work locations, with homeworking or hybrid working becoming commonplace. However, some organisations are planning more radical changes and moving away from the traditional five-day working week. Between June and December 2022, 60 companies...
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Commercial Agents - To Retire or Not to Retire?
There is no default retirement age in the UK, and the Regulations do not state at what age an agent may retire and still claim compensation. It is clear from cases where the court has considered agents who have terminated their agency on the grounds of age that each case will be decided on its own particular facts. It is likely that an agent who...
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Crane Oversailing
Property developers have long realised the potential of building vertically. By purchasing comparatively small areas of land, developers can maximise the footprint of their properties by building to a great height. This creates challenges for developers as they adopt new building techniques to compete with Britain's ever-heightening skyline – it...
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Do Beneficiaries Have A Right To Trust Information?
If you are the beneficiary of a trust , it is imperative that you have access to certain information regarding the Trust assets. Trustees have a duty to beneficiaries to disclose certain information; however, simply because you are a beneficiary, you cannot demand access to all the information regarding a trust. This article discusses what...
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No Fault Divorce and Service Issues: What if My Spouse Refuses to Engage in the Divorce Proceedings?
Our latest series of blogs have been covering the changes to divorce law in England and Wales with the implementation of ‘ No Fault Divorce ’ on 6 April 2022. A frequent question we are asked is what happens if your spouse refuses to engage in the divorce proceedings. You can file an application for a divorce yourself without the consent of your...
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Model Articles and Sole Directors – A Warning Note
The High Court has recently passed a judgement that a company with model articles and only one director would not constitute a ‘quorum’ and would therefore have to appoint another director or amend its articles, casting doubt on the generally accepted principles around the interpretation of the model articles. Due to this decision, it will be...
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What Does Without Prejudice Mean?
In general, a party’s admission to something can be used against them in court. The without prejudice (WP) rule means that statements which are made in a genuine attempt to settle a dispute cannot be used in court as evidence of admissions against the party that made them.
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Breach of Shareholders' Agreements
A shareholders' agreement is an agreement which dictates the nature of the relationship between two or more shareholders of a limited company. They are agreed between the shareholders, and usually the company as well, and may cover issues such as restrictions on the sales of shares, restrictions on issuing new shares, or the rights of...
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Copyright Infringement Case Study: Response Clothing Ltd v The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Ltd
In the recent copyright infringement case of Response Clothing Ltd v The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Ltd , His Honour Judge Hacon, a Judge in the specialist Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), held that the Edinburgh Woollen Mill (EWM) had infringed the copyright owned by Response Clothing in respect of a wave design on fabric.
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Commercial Agent: Individual or Company?
Both individuals, partnerships and companies may be commercial agents pursuant to the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations 1993 (the Regulations) as affirmed in the cases of: AMB Imballaggi Plastici Srl v Pacflex Ltd [1999] 2 All ER (Comm) 249 Bell Electric Ltd v Aweco Appliances Systems GmbH [2002] EWHC 872 It is very...
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