News & Insights

The bank of Mum and Dad is becoming increasingly popular and we are seeing this on a regular basis. It can be as simple...

On 14 January 2020 the government published the draft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector...

Almost 15,000 Chinese pupils in UK independent schools – 27% of all overseas pupils

Many Chinese pupils at UK...

As the demand for housing continues to outstrip supply in the UK, the practice of infill building (constructing...

Introduction

This is the second article in our series about dilapidations.  In this piece we look at "the Pre-Action...

There are a number of events throughout the Academic Year when parents will no doubt be vying for the best seats to...

Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) has recently issued guidance to schools and colleges on how to cater for transgender...

Our 'go to' statutory guidance on the topic of safeguarding is 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' (KCSIE). The latest...

In these challenging circumstances, is your parent/school contract still fit for purpose?

Are parents challenging...

In this series of articles we will be looking at commercial lease dilapidations.  Our focus is to look at dilapidations...

The Property Boundaries (Resolution of Disputes) Bill was introduced onto the House of Lords in July 2017. It had some...

Alison Morris (Partner) and Emma Litchfield (Solicitor) comment on recent news that there will be no increase in...

2 clear reasons why the abolishing s.21 is bad

There are 2 significant reasons why I believe the proposal to abolish...

The Consultation Survey

The consultation on the abolition of section 21 allows for an online survey to be completed. ...

The European Court of Human Rights ("ECHR") considered a complaint by an employee that the decision of his employer to...

Peter Bourke and Alexandra Sollohub take a brief look at the current provisions that have to be complied with by...

If, like Brenda from Bristol, you're thinking "not another one", it might be because your charity undertakes...

It's often claimed that there are too many charities all doing the same thing – and sometimes that there are too many...

Various revelations and reports in the early part of last year - notably, those concerning Oxfam and Save the Children...

If a charity charges fees for the provision of goods, property or services it may be engaging in trading activity. The...

If your school receives or is threatened with a SEND Tribunal claim, it is worth noting the recent finding by The Upper...

Our round-up of recent guidance has been created as a quick reference point for schools, including the updated "Keeping...

We have summarised our advice to schools on the rights of their EU workers and schools' obligations leading up to and...

Many readers will be familiar with receiving and dealing with grievances, but could you spot a whistleblowing...

Teachers are placed on the front line every day. How do you support your staff in their duties to identify and support...

Welcome to the latest edition of our Employment newsletter.

In this edition, the newest member of the team Margaret...

What is a service provision change?

A service provision change (SPC) occurs when:

• a service performed in-house...

Ensure your sickness absence policy is fit for purpose.

Having a comprehensive sickness absence policy is important in...

The covert recording of HR meetings by employees is often a vexed question. In particular, issues can arise when an...

Background

IR35 was introduced in 2000.  It was designed to reduce tax avoidance by contractors who HMRC believed to...

The Court of Appeal confirmed that pay for term-time staff with irregular hours should be calculated on the average of...

Introduction

This is the first of a two-part review on the consultation issued by the Government in respect of the...

With the trend for prenuptial agreements growing, particularly amongst millennials, it is more important than ever to...

In this article, Alexandra Sollohub and Mike Ellis review a recent decision of the First-tier Tribunal (Property...

Peter Bourke takes a look at the latest High Court decision in the (very) long series of battles between the Secretary...

The recent decision of Hannover Leasing v HMRC is the most recent case to consider the application of Section 75A of...

Peter Bourke and Alexandra Sollohub look at section 4 of the DPA.

In essence section 4 imposes on a landlord a duty to...

Fraud relating to property, where a property is sold or mortgaged without the registered owner's consent, is on the...

The Government announced yesterday (11 June 2019) that the Competition and Marketing Authority (CMA) is launching an...

As technology continues to evolve and social media becomes an ever growing presence in our daily lives, deputies and...

The taxation of UK property has changed significantly over the last few years.  The government's objective has been to...

DEFRA have released a consultation paper on agricultural tenancy law reform to see if changes in the law can remove...

Welcome

In this Spring edition of our e-alert we take a look at 'Constructive Dismissal', how it arises, what legal...

The Spring/Summer edition of our biannual magazine is out now and is a mixture of the usual thought-provoking legal...

If a serious incident happened at your school, would you report it to the Charity Commission?

The Charity Commission...

Although schools have just returned from the Easter break, it will not be long before School is out for summer. But the...

Schools will be aware of the increase in employer contributions under the Teachers' Pension Scheme (TPS) that will...

When it comes to safeguarding incidents or concerns, the questions that you ask (or indeed decide not to ask) will be...

We are embarking upon the exam season once again and every year schools face similar issues. This Q&A has been designed...

Many buyers, and sellers, believe that the stressful and lengthy part of a property transaction is the lead up to...