Blog Category: Insights
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News & Insights
Is this the end of leasehold as we know it?
Our dispute resolution team examines the government’s recent announcement to “Crackdown on unfair leasehold practices”. In our previous e...
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When is a dwelling not a dwelling?
Our team looks at recent case of JLK Ltd v Esekwe and others, in which the Court considered the meaning of a “dwelling” in the context of...
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Read September’s key insights from our business law experts
Please see below our corporate insights for September from our business law experts. Requests to inspect your Company’s Register of Membe...
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Read August’s key insights from our business law experts
Please see below our corporate insights for August from our business law experts. Preferences in corporate insolvency by Catherine Fisher...
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Should you operate as a Limited Company or Sole Trader?
The start of your journey: limited company, sole trader or partnership? One of the first decisions you need to make is whether you’re goi...
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It’s knot good news – an important update on liability relati...
The obligations of a land owner to control the presence of Japanese Knotweed (JKW) on their land were recently highlighted in a dispute b...
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Short marriages and dividing assets – the impact of Sharp v S...
England and Wales has for better or for worse developed a reputation of being the “divorce capital of the world”. Not due to the number o...
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Read June’s key insights from our business law experts
“Opting to Tax” – Top 5 Considerations for all Business Tenants by Sally Hutchings It is important that tenants thinking of taking a leas...
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Property Matters | Morrisons’ Quarterly Update
Welcome to the first issue of Property Matters, our new quarterly bulletin focusing on legal issues and key developments that affect your...
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Read May’s key insights from our business law experts
KitKat get its fingers burned Our clients often seek advice on how to protect their unique product or invention from copying by their com...
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Younger people living with Dementia
It is a common misconception that dementia only affects the elderly but over 42,000 people in the UK are living with young onset dementia...
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Relying on previous disciplinary warnings when dismissing an employee
The dismissal of an employee for a first offence (unless it amounts to gross misconduct) is likely to be unfair if they have not previous...
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Pet custody on divorce
Internationally family courts are tackling the debate on whether pets are property or family. This is a difficult issue that pet owners h...
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April’s key insights
Please see below our corporate insights for April from our business law experts. Are business rates payable while a property is being red...
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Service of Party Wall Notices and Awards over Easter
As the Easter weekend approaches, we review egg-xactly when party wall notices and awards are deemed to be served under the Party Wall et...
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Pre-nuptial agreements: what is “fair”?
Supreme Court Justice Lord Wilson has recently expressed his views on spousal maintenance and his support for binding pre-nuptial agreeme...