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Dispute Resolution, Employment | 24th August 2022

Holiday pay ruling lands

Holiday pay for those who work only part of the year and have no contractually set hours should be calculated on the basis of average...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator

How to make sure you get your deposit back as...

With the start of a new academic year fast approaching for many students, it is also the start of a new tenancy agreement. Although you’ve...

Lucy Penfold

Associate, Dispute Resolution
Employment | 10th August 2022

When algorithms undermine equality of opportunity

Employers harnessing social media or artificial intelligence to reach new recruits and remove bias from their processes may find themselves inadvertently discriminating against the very...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator

Is this crunch time for residential landlords?

Proposed new legislation is latest in a fast-changing landscape for private rented sector Residential landlords already struggling to keep up with legislation and guidelines, including...

Lucy Penfold

Associate, Dispute Resolution
Residential Property | 27th July 2022

How does the Right to Buy scheme work?

In June, the Prime Minister announced an extension to the Right to Buy scheme in an attempt to make home ownership possible for millions more...

Jeremy Jupp

Partner, Residential Property
Dispute Resolution | 22nd July 2022

What are you entitled to if your flight is delayed...

Holidays abroad are back, but due to staff shortages, airports are struggling, and flights are being routinely cancelled and delayed across the country, including domestic...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Residential Property | 20th July 2022

Stamp duty changes ahead for multiple and mixed-use purchases

Property buyers looking to pay reduced rates of stamp duty when buying multiple residential properties or claiming mixed residential and non-residential use can expect a...

Jeremy Jupp

Partner, Residential Property

Employer’s guide to implementing the four-day work week

The world’s largest pilot of a four-day work week has launched in the UK. The pilot will last six months, with 70 companies and 3,300...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Family | 4th July 2022

Parental Alienation – What are the signs and what should...

Over the last few years the Court has seen an increase in the number of cases raising issues of parental alienation.  Being prevented from having...

Dimple Patel

Senior Associate, Family Law

Navigating the gig economy and the choppy channel across to...

Businesses looking to expand may consider a franchise model as the solution to future growth without the demands of capital investment.  But getting franchising terms...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator