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Commercial Property | 23rd September 2020

Break Clauses – a costly mistake?

With changing times, property needs are also changing and some tenants are looking for ways to exit their lease early. Sometimes it is a matter...

Tamzin Mandelli

Partner, Head of Commercial Property
Personal Injury | 21st September 2020

5 Steps to Making a Personal Injury Claim

If you have suffered an injury and someone else was at least partially to blame, you could make a personal injury claim. Making a personal...

Mark Wisby

Senior Associate, Clinical Negligence
Employment | 5th May 2020

Out of lockdown – what do employers need to consider?

We have already seen many countries start to implement strategies to release their own lockdowns such as Spain and Germany. Here in this country businesses...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Employment | 8th April 2020

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance – Updated

The Government has published another update to its furlough scheme on the 4th April. Many businesses are having to make unenviable decisions on how to...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Clinical Negligence | 8th April 2020

The Importance of Mental Health Checks Prior to Cosmetic Surgery

It was more than a year ago that Superdrug announced it was to introduce tougher mental health checks prior to performing cosmetic surgery on individuals...

Gerard Sanders

Partner, Head of Personal Injury & Clinical Negligence

Covid-19 and Residential Tenancies

In the initial stages of the current Covid-19 crisis, the government’s strategy has principally been to buy time in order to get the NHS in...

Simon Wood

Barrister, Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Dispute Resolution, Employment | 3rd April 2020

Emergency Volunteering Leave – what are your rights?

Last night the majority of us stood outside our homes clapping for all the brave men and women who are working on the front line...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator

Commercial Leases and the Coronavirus Act 2020

As well as various financial measures the Government has also sought to alleviate the problems of businesses during the current lockdown with specific legislation relating...

Simon Wood

Barrister, Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Commercial Property | 1st April 2020

COVID 19 – What happens to the rent?

The impact of the Covid-19 virus is unprecedented.  Businesses have suddenly lost their income stream from locked down customers. If they are not doing it...

John Guthrie

Partner, Commercial Property
Dispute Resolution, Employment | 27th March 2020

Countdown to contract changes for employers

Employers are on countdown for new requirements on employment contracts.  From April, the statutory requirements around statements of particulars are changing and being extended to...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator