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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Five Factors to Consider Before You Cut a Family Member Out of Your Will
In England and Wales, you have testamentary freedom, meaning you do not have to leave your estate to your spouse or your children in your Will . You can leave your estate to whoever you would like. However, your family members can make a claim...
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The Building Safety Pledge
At the end of January, the Government set a six-week deadline for construction developers to sign the new Building Safety Pledge contract. It is a warning that companies who fail to sign and comply with the contract will face significant...
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Myerson’s Recent Success in Enforcement of Singaporean Judgments in England
Vicky Biggs, in the commercial litigation team at Myerson Solicitors, has recently been successful in an Application in the Kings Bench Division related to the registration and enforcement of Singaporean Judgments in England. The issue which had...
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Priscilla Presley Contests the Validity of Lisa Marie's Will
Lisa Marie, the only daughter of Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, sadly passed away on 12 January 2023. Since her daughters death, Priscilla Presley has filed a lawsuit disputing the validity of Lisa Maries Will. The contentious probate...
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VAT and Property – Do You Know If You Have Opted to Tax?
HMRC have confirmed that as of 1 February 2023, they will no longer be issuing acknowledgement letters confirming that an option to tax notification has been submitted. Under the new approach, an automated email response will be sent when an option...
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Service Charge in Commercial Leases: The Pay Now, Argue Later Approach
The Supreme Court has handed down its decision in Sara and Hossein Asset Holdings Ltd (a company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands) v Blacks Outdoor Retail Ltd [2023] UKSC 2. In this property litigation case, the landlord brought a claim...
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Can I Apply for Spousal Maintenance?
Spousal maintenance can also be referred to as a periodical payment order. One party must pay the other spouse/civil partner a sum of money on a weekly or monthly basis. Whilst there is an expectation in the eyes of the court that both parties...
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Louboutin v Amazon - Advertising Counterfeit Goods
A recent ruling from the high-profile case of Christian Louboutin v Amazon has highlighted the potential pitfalls of allowing third-party sellers to advertise and sell counterfeit products via online commercial marketplaces. This judgment is of...
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Nuptial Agreements – To What Extent Can They Be Challenged?
Whilst prenuptial agreements are not formally binding in England and Wales, the Family Law courts have regarded them as persuasive and even decisive. The court in the landmark case of Radmacher (formerly Granatino) v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42 set...
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Retention of Title Clauses
Retention of title clauses gives the seller of goods priority over secured and unsecured creditors of the buyer if the buyer fails to pay for the goods. The aim of a retention of title clause is to allow the unpaid seller to reclaim possession of the goods.
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Outsourcing in the Manufacturing Sector
Outsourcing provides an opportunity to achieve operational efficiencies and cost savings and can be attractive to businesses in any sector. At the same time, relying on a third party to deliver business-critical functions raises many practical...
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The New Fire Safety Regulations
The Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 (the Fire Safety Regulations ) came into force on 23 January 2023 to implement most of the residential and commercial property recommendations made to the government in the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Phase 1...
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