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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National Minimum Wage Naming Scheme
Failure to pay the national minimum wage The start of 2021 saw 139 household names (including Tesco and Pizza Hut) face reputational damage and financial penalties for failing to pay the national minimum wage (NMW) to over 95,000 workers between 2016 and 2018. In addition to reputational damage, offending employers are required to pay arrears of...
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Do Unmarried Fathers Have Parental Responsibility?
The Parental Responsibility of Unmarried Fathers In our latest Family Law video guide, Sarah Whitelegge , a Senior Associate in the Family department considers what parental responsibility is and what it means in relation to a child. Areas Covered The guide considers the circumstances when an unmarried father will automatically have parental...
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Universal Wealth Preservation
About Universal Wealth Preservation Universal Wealth Preservation (“UWP”) was a commercial organisation whose business model was charging people to set up trusts of which UWP were trustees. The clients then transferred their homes into those trusts, with the aim of protecting them from care fees. This meant transferring the properties into the...
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Disagreements Relating To Children
Disagreeing on Issues Relating to Children We have made a short video guide that considers your options if are unable to reach an agreement with your former partner about issues concerning your children. Common areas of dispute include relocation within the UK or abroad, changing a child’s surname or what school a child should attend. Sarah...
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Child Arrangement During a Divorce
Making Arrangements for Your Children Myerson have made a short video guide to consider how you can sort out the arrangements for your children when you divorce or separate. Sarah Whitelegg e , a Senior Associate in the family department sets out how to make effective arrangements for your children about where they live and what time they spend...
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Right of Way on Agricultural Land
Potential breach of covenant The High Court considered in the case of Mills v Estate of Partridge and another [2020] whether the owner of land that benefited from a right of way over an adjoining property had breached a restrictive covenant that affected the land and a condition that also restricted a right of way. The case concerned a site in...
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Performance Security on Construction Projects
Ensuring contractor performance in construction projects Myerson have made a short video guide regarding the options for performance security for construction projects in the UK. Our construction department goes over the importance of performance security being a critical requirement to provide protection against the default and potential...
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Interim Payment Applications
Interim Payment Applications Myerson have made a short video guide in relation to a recent court decision that may be of interest to those currently working on construction projects, and dealing with interim payment applications. The case brought to light is RGB plastering against towing dry lining and plastering, RGB engaged TAWE as a dry lining...
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Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) and Resting on Contract
Historically, it was possible to avoid or defer payment of stamp duty land tax (SDLT) on land purchases by leaving the transaction ‘resting on contract’, meaning that the contract for the purchase of a property would be exchanged and the purchase price would be paid by the buyer to the seller but the actual transfer of the legal interest in the...
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Financial Abuse in Divorce
Abuse can come in many forms, emotional, physical, psychological and financial. Financial abuse tends to build up over time, and it may isolate those who experience it from family and friends if they do not have money to socialise. Financial abuse is a form of controlling or coercive behaviour which may also indicate that other forms of domestic...
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The Impact of Brexit on Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
As we near the end of the transition period on the 31st December 2020, around 5.9 million SMEs in the UK will be anxiously awaiting the outcome over whether a deal is struck. Amid the uncertainty, SMEs should be mindful of the impact that Brexit could have when making plans and commitments to the post-Brexit future. This feature provides an...
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Overage Agreements: What Are They and How Do They Work?
There's a lot of discussion about how complicated overage is. The mention of overage is often greeted with trepidation as to what it might entail as a person contemplating entering into an overage agreement , whether as a seller or a buyer. Knowing what factors are important will help you conduct your negotiations and anticipate where the bumps...
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