Legal Updates

It is becoming more common to use an agency to sell a business. But beware of T&Cs which can come back to bite you. When selling your business you may wish to use a business transfer agent…

How often have you thought about making a Will but not actually got round to doing it? £8m went to the government last year on account of people not having a valid Will in place when…

There is growing awareness about the importance LPAs to help manage our financial affairs in later life, but what about the LPA for health and welfare? What is a Health and Welfare Lasting Power of…

One of the Conservative Party’s Manifesto pledges includes guaranteeing us all cleaner, more affordable and more secure energy supplies.  In 2007, the European Council agreed a new Energy Policy for the EU. One of the…

With the election just days away we look at what this means for business: what are the main parties saying they’ll do when it comes to commerce? Many areas of commerce have been tackled, with parties agreeing on…

New legislation to take effect this year is the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015, which received Royal Assent on 26 March 2015. Measures will come into effect for all companies, large and small, as…

The final Budget of this Parliament was delivered in March. Julien Pritchard considers some of the headline issues affecting the commercial property sector.  Business Rates overhaul The main announcement which is of  interest  is the government’s…

A spate of high profile divorce cases have hit the headlines recently with maintenance being the main agenda.  Much debate has surrounded the issue of maintenance paid to ex-wives (and in a few cases ex-husbands). Many of the…

Zero hours contracts are back in the news as Labour has promised new rights for workers on zero hours contracts. A Labour government says it would guarantee zero hours workers the right to a proper…

Chancellor George Osborne delivered his sixth and final Budget of this Parliament on 18 March. We summarise the key changes here.  We also explain the unexpected announcement about a review of Deeds of Variation that could lead…