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Employment | 5th April 2017

Facing up to the social media challenge for business

Every business using social media should get to grips with publishing law and advertising regulations if they are to avoid reputation-damaging incidents. The reminder follows...

Jane Crosby

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution & Accredited Mediator
Commercial & Corporate | 4th April 2017

Limitations of Liability

After a hard fought bidding process one of the last things a business wants to do is to document the contractual arrangements with a new...

Danielle Collett-Bruce

Senior Solicitor, Commercial & Corporate
Commercial & Corporate | 31st March 2017

The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act: An Update

Since my last article in March 2016, the confirmation statement has come into force, replacing the annual return as the updating document at companies house....

Danielle Collett-Bruce

Senior Solicitor, Commercial & Corporate
Residential Property | 29th March 2017

Purchasing Leasehold Property: 5 questions you should ask

As a prospective first time buyer, my 6 month seat in the residential property department has given me a real insight into the potential pitfalls...

Jordan Page

Partner, Trusts & Estates
Commercial Property | 23rd March 2017

Who Owns a Planning Permission?

Anyone can apply for planning permission on any piece of land, whether they own it, lease it, rent it or simply see it from the...

Roderick Campbell

Partner, Head of Commercial Property
Commercial Property | 23rd March 2017

Plan Ahead For Permission to Move Back In

Unless a lease has been contracted out of the security of tenure provisions of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954, the Landlord can only oppose...

Gaenor Thomas

Associate, Commercial Property
Commercial Property | 23rd March 2017

Why Invest in Commercial Property?

The right type of property can be a good investment opportunity, whether it be residential or commercial.  Commercial property generally offers more financial reward than...

Tamzin Mandelli

Partner, Head of Commercial Property
Commercial Property | 23rd March 2017

The Duty to Update

Following the article on the Dangers of Non Disclosure in March 2016, the recent case of First Tower Trustees Limited –v- CDS (Superstores International) Limited...

Gaenor Thomas

Associate, Commercial Property
Commercial Property | 23rd March 2017

Mining, Sinkholes and Subsidence – Avoiding the Sinking Feeling of...

When buying a property in the South East many people will not think of mining or subsidence as a real risk. This is partly because...

John Guthrie

Partner, Commercial Property
Wills, Trusts & Estates | 15th March 2017

While all eyes were on the Chancellor’s red budget briefcase

On the 6th of March, when most of us (if we were thinking about it at all) were wondering what the Spring Budget (which took...

Sara McGrigor

Associate, Trusts & Estates