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At Wilsons we want to keep you updated on how we are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The safety and…

When setting out a vaccination policy, employers should consider the scope of the policy (for example, will it…

The Housing Secretary gave occupiers a Valentine's present this weekend by extending the date from which…

Last summer, Practice Direction 55C was introduced in order to provide new rules relating to the resumption of…

The National Workforce Testing programme was originally set up to run alongside NHS Test and Trace, with the…

There are almost 2.4 million victims of domestic abuse a year; two-thirds of who are women and one-third are…

It was a relief to many organisations and contractors that the new IR35 Regulations ("Regulations") which were…

Welcome to the spring edition 2021 of our newsletter for schools. 
 
If you require advice following the…

The country has seen light at the end of the tunnel with the approval last week of a vaccine, which it is hoped…

The Care Quality Commission's (CQC) review into the application of Do-Not-Attempt-Resuscitate (DNAR) orders…

This article was updated on 18 November 2020.

Further to our previous update on the extension to furlough, the…

On 31 October 2020, the Prime Minister announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme would be extended…

Just a few hours before the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) was due to come to an end in favour of the…

From either side of the political aisle, the reign of the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) has been…

As a result of recent resurgence in cases of COVID-19, the last two weeks have seen two major developments in…

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has announced the replacement to the Coronavirus Job Retention…

As reported in our article on 28 August 2020 (here), on 21 August 2020 the government issued a press release…

As reported in our article on 8 June 2020 (here), on 5 June 2020 the government's Civil Procedure Rule…

At times it is hard to remember what life was like before the Coronavirus epidemic and before the Country was…

'Radcliffe talks Real Estate' is a series of short and informative webinars, offering a quick update on issues…

"The Wills Act 1837 has obviously been good law for some time. It's worth noting it survived the Spanish Flu…

The government will shortly put in place legislation for signing wills by video link. This will be backdated to…

Kate Penn, Associate Solicitor in the Residential Property Team and Alistair Lockhart, Commercial…

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, confirmed in his summer statement on the 8 July 2020 that the…

It was a relief to many organisations and contractors that the new IR35 Regulations ("Regulations") which were…

Details of the flexible furlough scheme including the new Treasury Direction have now been published and…

As part of a number of measures to alleviate the impact of coronavirus on the economy, the Chancellor has…

This week, the government has announced measures to lift the current prohibition on wedding ceremonies in…

This week the government announced sweeping changes to UK planning rules which will come into effect in…

New legislation will make it easier for victims to give evidence in court such as separate waiting rooms

The…

In any government grant scheme as widely utilised as the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), there will…

Legal and emotional strategies to help families manage the stressful consequences of what has been a global…

As reported in our article on 30 March 2020 (here), on 27 March 2020 the Master of the Rolls and Lord…

Relationship breakdown can be an enormously stressful and worrying experience and the legal system needs to…

In April, sales of UK residential properties hit their lowest level since records began - less than half the…

Prior to the late May bank holiday weekend, the Treasury issued a further direction on the operation of the…

Why make a will?

This question is often asked and the same answers given, to name a few:

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When the country went into lockdown due to the covid-19 pandemic in mid-March many businesses came to a…

Last week, the Chancellor announced that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be extended until the…

The Coronavirus crisis and the lock-down measures have thrown up all sorts of problems, and one which we deal…

Restrictions on the property market are being relaxed with new guidance giving the green light to allow a…

Following consultation with employers, unions and business groups, the government has issued guidance notes for…

As we approach Boris Johnson's lockdown announcement on Sunday, the government have circulated seven draft…

The turbulent economic climate has seen many tenants (whose businesses are struggling financially) approach…

In this article Graham Coy, from our family team, and Ashley Palmer, Child Inclusive Family mediator at A.…

The family courts must take swift action to prevent parents from using coronavirus to alienate children from…

The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the property market as a whole, with sales and…

According to analysis of the property market, some 373,000 property transactions are on 'pause' following the…