Sexual harrassment in the workplace - Are you ready for 26 October 2024?
9 October 2024
From 26 October 2024, every employer will have a positive legal duty to actively prevent sexual harassment at…
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VAT on independent school fees
12 August 2024
With the publication on 29 July 2024 of draft legislation to remove the VAT exemption for private school fees,…
Employment law changes effective from April 2024
22 April 2024
A number of important changes have now come into effect. Have you updated your policies and practices to reflect these?
Family Mediation week
26 January 2024
Following the announcement in March 2023 that couples may face mediation being mandatory
Heat of the Moment Resignations (or Dismissals)
8 January 2024
The recent case of Omar v Epping Forest district Citizens Advice has highlighted the difficultly in assessing…
Mediation – are parties now forced to mediate disputes?
30 November 2023
The Court of Appeal considered this in the case of Churchill v. Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council [2023]…
Autumn Statement 2023 – tax policy announcements
22 November 2023
In the Chancellor's Autumn Statement, the government has announced several tax changes.
Planned changes to holiday entitlement and pay, TUPE and the Working Time Regulations
22 November 2023
Last week, the government published its response to two consultations held earlier in the year on calculating…
Irreconcilable breakdown in relationship between employees – what to do
13 November 2023
Most employers will, at some point, have to manage the tricky situation of an irreconcilable breakdown in…
Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023
9 November 2023
The second phase of the government's reform package tackling economic crime, the Economic Crime and Corporate…
Nutrient Neutrality – a further update
14 September 2023
Yesterday, 13 September, saw a very interesting debate in the House of Lords on the very late Government…
When in a hole shouldn’t you stop digging? - the latest Government release on nutrient neutrality.
12 September 2023
It seems from the latest announcement released at 3pm today that the Government is doubling down on the…
Is the Government announcement on Nutrient Neutrality a good thing?
1 September 2023
Has Gove bought certainty in allowing housing development to take place by introducing the late amendment to…
The removal of Section 21 of the Housing Act 1988 – will this both reduce the availability of private sector renting and create an underclass of tenants?
1 September 2023
There has been much written about the removal of section 21, but very little of it has considered why protected…
What is family law?
26 July 2023
Family law involves a wide range of issues, that can arise from someone experiencing a problem in their family.
What is a prenuptial agreement and why should I enter into one?
26 July 2023
A prenuptial agreement is an agreement which is entered into before marriage that sets out the division of…
Sales of Charity Land – The Law has Changed
21 June 2023
The property parts of the Charities Act 2022 quietly came into effect on 14 June 2023. Or rather, most of…
Employment Insight: January 2023
26 January 2023
What to expect in 2023: flexible working, fire and rehire and more changes to holiday pay.
Family Mediation Week – 16 - 20 January 2023
17 January 2023
The Family Mediation Council, who maintains a professional register of family mediators is running Family…
Employment Insight – Autumn Statement 2022
18 November 2022
It has been a rollercoaster 2 months in the UK, with tax cuts announced, tax cuts abandoned, the crash of…
Ex Gratia Payments – Hold the Front Page
27 October 2022
The Charities Act 2022 provided for useful modernising changes to the ex gratia framework.
Stamp Duty Land Tax – planning restriction contributes to rejected application of multiple dwellings relief
22 September 2022
In the recent decision of Dower v HMRC [2022], the first-tier tribunal ruled that HMRC were correct to deny the…
Employment Insight: What’s next?
22 September 2022
What might employers expect from this Friday's emergency mini budget and from pledges the new PM, Liz Truss, has made?
Employment Insight: Government issues new employment status guidance for employers and workers
27 July 2022
The guidance results from calls for clarity around employment status "rules" and rights following a…
Employment Insight: Holiday update
25 July 2022
Holiday update: Supreme Court issues judgment on Harpur Trust v Brazel
The Trust Registration Service and the Trust Register
21 July 2022
HMRC's Trust Register has now been extended and requires virtually all trusts to register on its service before…
Employment Insight: Managing COVID-19 in the workplace
20 July 2022
Whilst today's news is full of the extreme temperatures and the race to be the new Prime Minister, in the…
Justice with Joy
15 June 2022
Whilst the pride celebrations continue to strive forward and look towards the future, it is important to look…
Companies with a sole director: The case of Hashmi v Lorimer-Wing
10 June 2022
The High Court has recently handed down judgment in the case of Hashmi v Lorimer-Wing which has implications…
Employment Insight: Public Holidays and the Queen’s Jubilee
20 May 2022
At the start of June, the country celebrates the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. An extra public holiday has been…
Employment Insight - What does ‘living with Covid’ mean for employers?
3 March 2022
The government has announced the next phase of its response to Covid, ‘Living with Covid’. We take a closer…
Employment Insight - Holiday pay developments
16 February 2022
Continuing the trend of recent years, there have been some further developments relating to the right to paid…
Employment Insight - Statutory Sick Pay paid to employees due to coronavirus
31 January 2022
The Coronavirus Statutory Sick Pay Rebate Scheme, which allows employers to claim back SSP for employees off…
No Fault Divorce
31 January 2022
There has been a lot in the press in the last year or so concerning the changes which we are expecting to our…
Drastic changes to stamp duty land tax reliefs on the horizon?
20 January 2022
HMRC have opened a consultation regarding possible important changes to stamp duty land tax (SDLT).
Should a dynastic family business be shared on separation?
20 January 2022
Some might say such a business should not be shared at all, ever. Jennifer Williamson looks at how the family…
The importance of mediation
17 January 2022
Today, Monday 17 January 2021, marks the first day of Family Mediation Week.
Graham Coy, Partner in the…
Education newsletter - Spring Term 2022 edition
6 January 2022
Welcome to the Spring 2022 edition of our newsletter for schools.
This time last year schools in England…
This time last year schools in England…
Maximising school fees debt recovery
6 January 2022
All fee-paying schools will have experienced some problem with school fees debts at one time or another. It may…
Conducting disciplinary and grievance investigations
6 January 2022
As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, conducting a grievance or disciplinary investigation is a task which…
Information law update
6 January 2022
The last year has seen the High Court handling a large number of data protection and privacy cases and two of…
HM Land Registry: The 2030 Goal of ‘Comprehensive Registration’
6 January 2022
If your school has unregistered land on-site or in your portfolio, perhaps 2022 is the year to consider…
