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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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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Three’s a Crowd -Third Party Interests in Financial Remedy Proceedings on Divorce
Financial remedy proceedings on divorce The recent ruling in the Akhmedov case highlights the Family Court’s powers to make court orders against third parties in financial remedy proceedings on divorce. In this particular case, the court ordered the parties’ son to pay his mother £75 M. The Wife had been awarded £453M in a court order made in...
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Are men taking Shared Parental Leave entitled to the same pay as women on Adoption Leave?
Employees having a baby or adopting a child, and partners of those having a baby or adopting a child may be entitled to Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay. New parents can share up to 50 weeks of leave and up to 37 weeks of pay in the first year after a child is born or placed with a family. Parents can also choose to be off...
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Homeworking: A Guide for Employers
Flexible and Modern Methods of Working The pandemic has seen large sections of the UK economy embrace flexible and modern methods of working. As many offices around the country closed last March, millions of workers were sent home with their laptops and have since had to adapt to homeworking, with its unreliable broadband connections...
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UK Fire Safety: The Fire Safety Act 2021 Becomes Law
The Fire Safety Act 2021 The Fire Safety Act 2021 has received Royal Assent, which means that it has become law after a controversial passage through Parliament. The Act amends the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and addresses concerns about the construction and materials used in residential buildings. The Act was made in contemplation...
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Have you missed out on a financial settlement on divorce?
Financial Settlement on Divorce At Myerson, we understand that a lot of marriages break down because of fault on both sides. It can be quite common that one party may feel a huge sense of guilt if they have left their spouse or civil partner. The marriage may have broken down due to: One party announcing they are homosexual. One party wishing to...
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