Voluntary workers: Their rights and your responsibilities as an employer
A volunteer is anyone who carries out unpaid work for a charity, fundraising body or voluntary organisation. If you hire volunteers to work for your...
Blogs
Inheritance tax planning: a little each year…
A major UK newspaper reported on the recent results of a survey that was carried out to establish the public’s understanding of Inheritance Tax (‘’IHT’’)...
Jordan Page
Partner, Trusts & EstatesDon’t get trapped – mind the gap
In the fast moving world of commercial property, and in particular business leases, deals are struck quickly, money changes hands, a new occupier moves into...
John Guthrie
Partner, Commercial PropertyTouché – A fencing easement
We lawyers often come across fencing covenants in transfer deeds and conveyances, both old and modern. They usually provide that one party promised to maintain...
Roderick Campbell
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyOverage – Case review
Burrows Investments v Ward Homes – Damages for ‘hypothetical bargain’ In this case, a developer in breach of an overage agreement has been held liable...
Tamzin Mandelli
Partner, Head of Commercial PropertyMEES: Final Countdown – Commercial Properties
A reminder that from 1 April 2018, commercial property landlords granting new leases of energy inefficient properties could be liable for hefty fines of up...
Anne Bridger
Senior Solicitor, Commercial PropertyDon’t knock on wood
Flat-owners should be very wary of dispensing with their carpets as a recent case decided in the Central London County Court illustrates. Mrs Fouladi sued...
Simon Wood
Barrister, Dispute Resolution & Accredited MediatorFirefighter ruling sparks new heat for employers
The standby arrangements for Belgium’s volunteer firefighters are set to cause new headaches for employers with workers who are paid flat rates for time on-call...
Jane Crosby
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited MediatorFixed recoverable costs in clinical negligence cases
After many months of debate, the government is aiming to cap the costs which lawyers recover in clinical negligence cases. The current indication is that...
Gerard Sanders
Partner, Head of Personal Injury & Clinical NegligenceThe Digital Age Of Divorce
Facebook has approximately 32 million users in the UK. It has made connecting with new and old friends around the world easy, but should it...
