Blog Category: Insights
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News & Insights
A Changing Landscape for Sellers and Estate Agents
The information which sellers and estate agents are required to provide to buyers has changed and with it, so has the conveyancing landsc...
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Changes to Right to Work Checks – What This Means for Employers
The Home Office recently updated its guidance on how employers must conduct right to work checks for employees if they are to prevent ill...
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Navigating Copyright Rules in The Era of AI – Recent Developments
In the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI) the landscape of copyright is undergoing significant challenges and evolution. As AI technolog...
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Shareholder Agreements and Unfair Prejudice: Untangling Complex Rel...
Dealing with the intersection of professional relationships, personal connections and business interests is not straightforward for board...
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Should you Sign a Reservation Agreement and Pay a Reservation Deposit?
Far more frequently than you may expect, we receive details of a new conveyancing transaction where it transpires a ‘reservation deposit’...
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Claims and Litigation in Celebrity Wills
In recent years, a number of celebrity estates have encountered claims and potential litigation. Such estates include that of Aretha Fran...
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The Importance of Preparing a Will
There are a number of reasons why it is important to have a will but they can be summarised under two categories: increasing your ability...
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Whistleblowing Claims on the Rise
The whistleblowing charity, Protect, recently announced a 23% spike in whistleblowing calls in 2023 compared to 2022. According to source...
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The Power of Prenups
Pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements (which I refer to in this article broadly as “prenups” and “postnups”) are increasingly commonpla...
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Disciplinary Proceedings – Beware of the Knee Jerk Reaction
Disciplinary proceedings have the potential to be challenging at the best of times. Most employers will endeavour to limit the uncertaint...
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Unmasking the Puppet Masters – Shedding Light on Shadow Directors i...
What is a shadow director? In simple terms, a shadow director is an individual who has not been formally appointed as a director, yet the...
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The Importance of the Register of Members
When acting for clients on fundraisings or M&A transactions, we regularly come across companies with absent or poorly maintained regi...
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Statutory Wills
This week the Association of Lifetime Lawyers (Formerly Solicitors for the Elderly) are running their annual campaign ‘Update Your...
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The End of Video Witnessed Wills
The Government have announced that they will not be extending the emergency measures put in place during the Covid-19 pandemic for witnes...
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Unlocking the Power of Alternative Dispute Resolution: Mandatory Pa...
Can parties to a commercial dispute be compelled to engage in Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)? It has long been the case that where ...
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Co-Working Spaces and their Impact on Commercial Real Estate
What impact do co-working spaces have on commercial real estate? In the last decade, there has been an exponential increase in the number...