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3 August
Many employers will have whistleblowing policies in place, which state that openness and transparency are welcomed. But why is that so important, and what happens when an employee's activism, whether... Read Morearticles
2 August
There are clear legal requirements for a legally binding Will to be valid – chiefly, that it's signed by the person making it and two witnesses. We look at a... Read Morearticles
2 August
Claire Weal looks at what businesses can do to alleviate the pain of the cost of living crisis for employees. Read Morearticles
27 July
Small claims under £10,000 would automatically be diverted to a mandatory free mediation service under new Government proposals. Read Moreevents
UK office workers now work in the office only 1.5 days a week on average. Compared to 3.8 days pre-covid, how often employees come to the office, how they work... Read More
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In September's Legal Landscape event series with Southampton Science Park the focus was on corporate governance. We were joined by Dan Geddes, partner and senior member of Blake Morgan's Commercial... Read More
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27 July
How have courts approached the issue of force majeure clauses over the pandemic? Back in March 2020 we published an article which considered force majeure clauses in the context of... Read Morearticles
26 July
Arbitration is an underused resource in settling a dispute – but how does it work and is my case suitable? There is a myriad of different options for resolving a family... Read Morearticles
26 July
Franchisors are keen to make up for lost time by getting their franchisees back on track to strong performance in these post-pandemic times. Resilient and successful franchise businesses are important,... Read Morearticles
26 July
The Law Commission has produced a report titled Celebrating Marriage: A New Weddings Law. What does this mean? One topic of discussion is that it looks at where people can... Read Morearticles
22 July
This week, the Supreme Court gave its highly anticipated decision in Harpur Trust v Brazel. It upheld the Court of Appeal's ruling in 2019 that both holiday entitlement and holiday... Read Morearticles
22 July
With the introduction of the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD), the scope of HMRC's Trust Registration Service (TRS) was broadened to include all express trusts (subject to some exceptions) and... Read More