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Business interruption – Why won’t my insurance policy pay out?

Business interruption policies written in the UK are predominantly property based. They are designed to pay out in the event that the pre...

Landlords brace themselves for June Quarter Day

On Friday, the Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick announced that the Government intended to extend the moratorium on forfeiture for ren...

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill supports covid hit businesses

Last week the UK government published the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill (CI&GB). These changes are aimed at helping busine...

Covid-19: Brave New World

John Andrews, Head of our Corporate and Commercial team, looks at the possible changes to the workplace and the way we will do business a...

Can I get a divorce during lockdown?

Taking the first step towards divorce can be daunting in normal circumstances, and with the additional pressure of the government-imposed...

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Covid-19: Separated parents – how do you manage your child’s ...

The new responsibility of home-schooling children during lockdown is a challenge for all parents, but there are additional considerations...

Coronavirus Legal Resource Centre

Coronavirus resource centre Our coronavirus legal resource centre brings together a variety of useful articles and resources to help guid...

Covid-19: CBILS and Personal Guarantees

As part of the Government’s measures to help businesses during these challenging times, last month the Chancellor unleashed over £300 Bil...

Covid-19: Legal implications for business

On 12 March 2020 the Government announced that the UK is moving to the “delay” phase of managing the coronavirus outbreak.  A...

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What a relief! Don’t speak too soon…

What is it?  As a brief reminder from last month’s article, Entrepreneurs Relief (ER) can reduce the rate of Capital Gains Tax (CGT) paya...

Full repairing and insuring leases and why tenants should be wary

A landlord will often insist that a tenant takes a full repairing and insuring lease (FRI lease). This means that a tenant will be respon...

Legal privilege – can I tell the post room staff?

One of the subjects we always discuss with clients at our first meeting with them is how to make sure that the advice we give them stays ...

Divorce: it’s not over until it’s ordered

In England and Wales, a marriage is only legally dissolved by a Decree Absolute being obtained. This is a document produced by the court ...