Myerson Celebrates Four Nominations at the Manchester Legal Awards 2026
Myerson Solicitors has been shortlisted in four categories at the Manchester Legal Awards (MLA) 2026 , one of the region’s most prestigious celebrations of legal excellence. The ceremony will take place on Thursday 2nd July at a gala event bringing together the North West legal community.
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Top Tips for Employers on Casual Workers
Employers increasingly favour an agile and flexible workforce, using seasonal, casual or temporary workers to meet customer demand. Read our Top Tips for Employers to ensure legal compliance and avoid claims from casual workers. Casual Workers Employers increasingly favour an agile and flexible workforce in an economy facing continued...
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Wedding cancellations and Covid-19: can contracts be frustrated and who should pay?
The devastating impact of the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions on the hospitality and leisure industry over the past 15 months has been widely publicised. For the majority of the time since March 2020, weddings have not been allowed to take place at all, or if they have, guests have been limited to a maximum of 15 or 30. This has caused many...
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Employer’s Instruction to Omit Works
At Myerson, our Construction Team advise on all aspects of construction disputes. This article is the first in a series of articles whose focus is on a selection of issues that we have seen contractors and sub-contractors face on live projects in recent months. Changes to Contract Works All construction contracts include mechanisms for variations...
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Data Protection for HR Teams - Top 10 Tips
What HR Teams Should Consider Regarding Data Protection? Tip 1 A fundamental principle of data protection is transparency. Ensure that your business has in place appropriate Privacy Notices for employees, workers, contractors and job candidates...
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Myerson Advises Dexter & Jones on a New Lease as Part of Exciting Expansion Plans
Dexter & Jones The Real Estate Team at Altrincham law firm Myerson Solicitors have advised Dexter & Jones Limited on a new lease of their shop in order for the business to expand into the shop next door to their existing property. Dexter & Jones is a craft beer and artisan gin shop and bar located in Knutsford, Cheshire. The business has gone...
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Unfair Dismissal - Failure to Agree Contractual Changes
In the recent Employment Tribunal case of Khatun v Winn Solicitors Ltd, Ms Khatun was found to be unfairly dismissed following her refusal to accept contractual changes. The background Ms Khatun worked for Winn Solicitors (the Firm). Following a downturn in work because of the Covid-19 Pandemic, the Firm furloughed 50% of its staff. The...
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Commercial Agents and the Law – A Brief Guide for Manufacturers
Commercial Agents Regulations Manufacturers often appoint sales representatives to promote, market and sell products on their behalf. These can be employees acting under a contract of employment. However, there is another category of sales representative known as commercial agents. These are self-employed persons (acting by themselves or by...
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Enforcement of Child Arrangement Orders
Child Arrangement Orders were introduced in 2014 to replace Residence Orders and Contact Orders. They are put in place to regulate who a child is to live with or spend time with. However, issues can arise when parents or individuals named on the Order are not complying with the terms of the Order. What can be done? To enforce a Child Arrangements...
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Departure from Equality in Agricultural Divorces
Resolving agricultural divorce Agricultural divorces can be "notoriously difficult to resolve" (Wilson J in R v R [2004] FLR 98). There is often a departure from equality in farming divorces due to the non-matrimonial nature of some farming assets. For example, a farm that has been gifted, inherited and/or in the family for generations, in the...
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Proprietary Estoppel Explained
What is proprietary estoppel? In broad terms, estoppels operate to prevent Party A from going back on the terms of a promise they have made to Party B. In order for an estoppel to come into effect, Party B must have reasonably relied on that promise and suffered some detriment as a result. Who can rely on proprietary estoppel? Proprietary...
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Disagreements Surrounding the Funeral Service or How the Deceased's Body Is to Be Disposed Of
What should I do if there is a disagreement surrounding the funeral service or how the deceased's body is to be disposed of? When a person dies, their friends and family can often have differing opinions on the funeral arrangements, including the type and place of the funeral service, whether the deceased should be buried or cremated and where...
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New Permitted Development for Change of Use from Commercial to Residential
Change of Use of Properties The government have recently confirmed the new permitted development right ( PDR ) for change of use of properties from Use Class E (commercial, business and service use) to Use Class C3 (residential use). Use Class E includes shops, cafes, offices, restaurants, banks, nurseries and gyms. The change has been introduced...
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