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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Disqualification of Directors of Dissolved Companies
On 15 February 2022, new rules surrounding the disqualification of directors of dissolved companies were brought into force in the form of The Rating (Coronavirus) and Directors Disqualification (Dissolved Companies) Act ( Act ). The Act grants more extensive powers to the Insolvency Service to deal with company directors who abuse the company...
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Business Debt Recovery: Using Insolvency Methods to Collect Debts
If you are trying to collect a business debt and do not wish to issue court proceedings, you may be able to commence insolvency proceedings. Pursuant to the Insolvency Act 1986, when considering a winding-up petition or bankruptcy petition, the court must be satisfied that there is a debt that is due and payable. Insolvency proceedings should not...
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What Is Discrimination by Association and Perception?
It is unlawful to discriminate against someone on the basis of one of the nine protected characteristics listed in the Equality Act 2010. These are age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity , race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation. The Act also describes the various forms of...
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A Defendant’s Guide to Trademark Infringement
A trademark is a symbol or word(s) used by a trader to distinguish its products or services from those of others. A trademark protects branding for businesses, including product names, logos, acronyms, slogans, trading styles and even colours. Trademarks are a valuable form of IP because they become associated with quality and consumer...
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Pursuing International Business Debts
It can be difficult to recover a debt from a debtor based overseas, bearing in mind the debtor is in a different time zone and has different laws and customs to adhere to. Cultural issues also come into play when pursuing international business debts. For example, in the UK, late payment is an ongoing and increasingly problematic issue for many...
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Claimant’s Guide to Injunctive Relief
An injunction is an order of the Court that requires a party either: To do a specified act – these are known as mandatory injunctions; or To refrain from doing a specified act – these are known as prohibitory injunctions. Common types of injunctions that the Court can order include: Freezing injunctions which restrict defendants from dealing with...
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Top 5 Tips for Starting Construction Adjudication Proceedings
In terms of dispute resolution, construction adjudication is a quick process and can provide a swift and efficient resolution to a construction dispute. The appointed adjudicator has just 28 days to make a decision from the date that the referral is served, although this can be extended. The party commencing the proceedings is known as the...
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JCT 2016 – are you up to speed on the new insurance provisions?
This is the third in a series of articles looking at the key changes to the 2016 suite of JCT contracts. Our first article discussed some of the key changes to the forms and the second article looks at the new payment provisions . This article examines the insurance provisions of the standard form JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 ( JCT 2016...
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JCT 2016 – Are You up to Speed on the New Payment Provisions?
This is the second in a series of articles looking at the key changes to the 2016 suite of JCT contracts. This article examines the payment provisions of the standard form JCT Design and Build Contract 2016 ( JCT 2016 ) compared to those contained in the now-defunct 2011 version and provides an explanation of how JCT 2016’s payment mechanisms...
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Should I Be Worried About Asbestos When Buying a Property?
Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibre that was often used in the construction of homes and other buildings until the late 1990s, before the dangers of asbestos were known. It was often used for insulation and can be found in flooring, ceilings and the walls of buildings. It is accepted that if the materials containing asbestos are undisturbed...
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Top 5 Tips for Defending Construction Adjudication Proceedings
In terms of dispute resolution, construction adjudication is a quick process and can provide a swift and efficient resolution to a construction dispute. The appointed adjudicator has just 28 days to make a decision from the date that the referral is served, although this can be extended. The party commencing the proceedings is known as the...
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International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ukraine
Many intended parents, including those from the UK, will use international surrogates in their route to parenthood. In fact, Ukraine is a global surrogacy hub, and prior to the ongoing war, Ukraine was a popular choice to find a surrogate. Within Ukraine, commercial surrogacy has been legal for married, heterosexual couples since 2000 and is the...
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