Main Blog Archives - Edwin Coe LLP

“Is it Jorja Smith on that track?”: AI and the Music Industry – a growing copyright challenge

Government does a U-Turn on “Day-One” dismissal rights, but warns employers: Compensation exposure is changing

Policyholder Defeats Insurer’s Fraud Allegations: Malhotra Leisure Ltd v Aviva Insurance Ltd [2025] EWHC 1090 (Comm): Part One – the substantive case

Enterprise Management Incentive schemes: Unlocking growth and talent retention

National minimum wage rates for April 2026 confirmed

Budget 2025: Closing the gap – the Government’s bold push on tax compliance, avoidance and evasion

Budget day – the Chancellor delivered, but for who?

Mansion tax becomes a reality

When is a Director’s Loan truly written off or released? Lessons from Quillan v HMRC

Mind the (Statutory) Gap: Dismissal or Detriment?

Infographic Guide - What’s ahead for UK Design Protection in 2025 Part 3: CAD Design - Section D

Ten Years to Indefinite Leave to Remain? Understanding the UK’s “Earned Settlement” Proposals

Infographic Guide - What’s ahead for UK Design Protection in 2025 Part 2: Graphical User Interfaces And Animated Designs - Section C

Is a Christmas tree in the office acceptable in November?

Infographic Guide - What's ahead for UK Design Protection in 2025 Part 1: Search, Examination, Bad Faith & Opposition- Section A

Aligning Intellectual Property strategy with business strategy

“Have to pay more” means what it says on the tin: Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision on NHBC Option 1 limitation trigger

Another blow to Building Control

Raising the Bar: Higher Ethical Standards for Insolvency Practitioners

DEMAT and Share Digitisation in the UK

To whom do Insurance Proceeds belong when an Insured becomes Insolvent?

Dealing with Intellectual Property Infringement

‘The course of employment’- where does work end and personal life begin…

Martyn’s Law and the Duty to Protect: Rethinking Risk in Commercial Real Estate

Aquis Support Services: A step forward for growth companies?

Claiming squatter’s rights: The Land Registry’s approach to adverse possession claims

The potentially high cost of ineffective estate planning: gifts with reservation of benefit in Chugtai v HMRC

Conditions Precedent and Third-Party Rights: Lessons from Archer v R ‘N’ F Catering Ltd and Makin v QBE

Black roses and blended families: Insights from Ozzy Osbourne's estate

Residential Landlords Beware: Update on Renters’ Rights Bill

Was it wise to bring proceedings? Wise Payments v With Wise Ltd & ors: Judgment Analysis (11 July 2025)

Implementation of the New Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 begins

Do you believe the land belongs to you? Adverse Possession update after Brown v Ridley

What goes up but never comes down? Commercial rent, for now

Disability: ADHD and Autism: Stedman v Haven Leisure Ltd

Use it or lose it: comparable UK trade marks face 31 December 2025 deadline

When Is a Third Party Liable for Company's Fraud? Supreme Court clarifies the scope of section 213 of the Insolvency Act 1986 in Bilta (UK) Ltd (in liquidation) and others v Tradition Financial Services Ltd [2025] UKSC 18

High Court penalises Zurich for extraordinary conduct in a consumer insurance dispute

July 2025 Immigration rules reset: what’s changed and what you need to know

Can I claim the freehold of the block of flats where I am the sole leaseholder?

From maximum fines to mitigation: understanding clandestine immigration penalties

Protecting your business legacy: How the April 2026 Business Relief changes to inheritance tax affect you

Data (Use and Access) Bill: A step forward without transparency

Tariffs and M&A: how to mitigate against uncertainty

From HMRC to MBE: how tax compliance shapes who gets honoured

What are IP Audits, and when are they required?

The importance of having a Will: Lessons from Liam Payne’s Estate

Major set back in the Court of Appeal for some Bitcoin Satoshi Vision holders

UK Takeover Code reform: what you should know

How URS Corporation Ltd v BDW Trading Ltd [2025] UKSC 21 enhances the ability to bring claims for defective residential works under Section 1 of the Defective Premises Act 1972

URS v BDW [2025] UKSC 21 – The Supreme Court endorses the core principle of the Building Safety Act 2022

Fractional Ownership Timeshares: industry trends, AI integration and the legal risks for consumers

Should I extend my lease now or wait for the change in the law?

Taxpayer Victory in R&D Case Limits HMRC’s Discovery Powers

Emergency Repairs on Higher-Risk Buildings – What must Clients Tell the BSR?

Radical Immigration changes proposed as Government publishes its Immigration White Paper

The UK-India Trade Deal: Investment opportunities and business mobility

Planning – Green Belt, Grey Belt, the Golden Rules, and a few recent cases

MOMOFUKU loses its trade mark! Use it or lose it: Why genuine use of trade marks is vital

Could Intellectual Property offer solutions for businesses affected by tariffs?

The Court of Appeal rules that half-secret commissions in the energy market are recoverable but some form of dishonesty remains a factor for supplier liability

The Employment Rights Bill – What Can We Expect?

What the construction industry needs to know about JCT Clause 6.5.1 Insurance: Non-Negligence Insurance

Insolvency Case Highlights: misconduct, procedural errors, accountability and scrutiny

Spring SDLT Changes: higher SDLT bills for all homebuyers

Fried Chicken IP battles: is it relevant that the “average consumer” is intoxicated?

Absent landlords and freeholders – ways to obtain the freehold when your landlord is missing

2025 Immigration Shake-Up: Navigating the Key Changes and Fee Hikes

Clarity in proposal form questions and implied waivers of disclosure under the Insurance Act 2015

Changes to right to manage in mixed use blocks

Judgment debts, bankruptcy annulment, pensions and Schrödinger’s cat

Important changes to Right to Manage and Mixed Use buildings

Arbitration Reformed - The Arbitration Act 2025

A New Vista: A Remediation Contribution Order Granted Against 76 Entities

Unregulated Will writers: A false economy?

The Government Responds to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s Final Report

The Law and AI: The UK sets out its Action Plan for AI

Non-dom Regime: no big change of direction on the horizon

Leasehold Expiry: What happens when the lease ends on my flat or house?

Leasehold Reform – Stop press!

VAT on Luxury Assets: Lessons to be learned from the Roman Abramovich exposé

Thatcher's Cider vs Aldi trade mark dispute: all is not rosy with Aldi’s cider

Copyright vs AI: The UK Government launches new Copyright and AI Consultation

Home Office confirms roll-out for automatic conversion of Pre-Settled Status to Settled Status

The door is open for adjudicating claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972

Tribunal declares that swearing is "particularly common in the North"

The Law and AI: The Results are in! - ICO release outcomes of the consultation on generative AI and data protection

Sponsor Licence fees: how to clawback sponsorship immigration costs

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni – how to deal with harassment allegations where the parties have conflicting accounts

R&D tax credit – what is it & seeking redress for misadvised claims

Expansion to the UK’s Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) Scheme

Cohabitation and unmarried couples: legal issues to consider in a “Common Law Marriage”

Le régime applicable aux investissements étrangers au Royaume-Uni

The End of Domicile: How footballers are impacted by a shift in the UK Tax Regime

UK Supreme Court Skykick v Sky decision: What does the SkyKick decision teach us about bad faith in trade marks?

Acceleration of building safety remediation – ‘radical action’ announced

Should You Fight for Anonymity in a Tax Dispute?

The Law and AI: EU AI Pact and AI Factories – The EU forges ahead as a leader in AI

Leasehold Reform – where are we now?

Significant judgment bringing clarity to the issue of the liability of trustees of a trust under Section 423 Insolvency Act 1986 in civil proceedings which are not insolvency proceedings

Footballer Benjamin Mendy shoots and scores in the employment tribunal

Glass Lewis announces 2025 Benchmark Corporate Governance Policy Guidelines

Abbey Healthcare v Augusta – A Change for Adjudication in Collateral Warranties

Judgment Creditors and Debtors' Pension Rights: Living in the Real World

The Law and AI: UK signs first international AI Convention

Mediation or Pay Up: New Cost Rules for Property Disputes Under TOLATA

The new UK Data (Use and Access) Bill – what you need to know

Autumn Budget 2024: Tackling Offshore Tax Non-Compliance

Can your use of an EU trade mark on two small restaurants amount to genuine use if it is not widespread? Recent EU Board of Appeal decision says yes

Autumn 2024 Budget – Impact on Residential Property

HR Horror Stories for Halloween

Autumn Budget 2024 – changes to the taxation of non-domiciled individuals

Autumn Budget 2024 Summary

Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill: Adding Certainty to the Legal Status of Digital Assets

Does taking covert pictures of women in the workplace amount to sexual harassment? Maybe not

Arbitration explained – principles, why to arbitrate, international seats and enforcement

Building Safety Act: The Building Regulations Dutyholder Regime - not only for Higher-Risk Buildings!

Appointing an administrator of an FCA or PRA regulated entity under paragraph 22 of Schedule B1 of the Insolvency Act 1986: avoiding the pitfalls

Baldness and workplace harassment related to sex – comments on the case of Finn v British Bung Manufacturing Company

Non-Dom Restructuring and Migration – A Tax Risk Perspective

Mohamed Al Fayed and sexual abuse – how employers can dismantle the “Spiders Web”?

Edwin Coe's stakeholder feedback on Non-Dom proposals

Lost in the Blockchain: Asset Tracing and Recovery of Cryptocurrency: D'Aloia v Persons Unknown Category A & Ors [2024] EWHC 2342 (Ch) (12)

Introducing the EU AI Act and can we ignore it in the UK? Part 2

Introducing the EU AI Act and can we ignore it in the UK? Part 1 – An introduction

Proving Discrimination at Work: Employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment

Contributory Winding Up Petitions – To advertise or not to advertise? The solution is in the rules

Riot compensation claims – a quick guide for businesses, landlords and homeowners

What every accountant needs to know when advising a director of an insolvent company

What is a Retention of Title clause and how effective are they in the face of an insolvency process?

Changes to the taxation of non-UK domiciled individuals’ policy paper published

Can sending a birthday card amount to workplace harassment?

Secured Lending Against Digital Assets – The Importance for Lenders to Exercise Control

Ode to legal unity: how many claimants may share the embrace of one claim form?

Newsflash: Updates to the UK Listing regime by the FCA and LSE

The Covid-19 Business Interruption landscape

JCT Design and Build 2024 and Minor Works 2024

Basic trade mark hygiene for trade mark owners

Litigation Funding – the What, Why and How

Open Season: Can developers now sue suppliers of defective construction products under the Building Safety Act?

The court’s jurisdiction to wind up company and benefits to Insolvency Practitioners

New non-dom rules – what you need to do now

Non-dom tax – what should you do now?

When a BIG MAC isn’t a Chicken Sandwich: a cautionary tale for trade mark owners

Building Safety – Procurement Implications of Gateway Regime for Higher-Risk Buildings

Bringing a company back from the dead - a guide to administrative restoration

Leasehold reforms now enacted

Changes to the EU Settlement Scheme for those holding Pre-Settled Status

Share of the freehold: potential tax ramifications where leases have not been extended

The Beginning of the End for Non-Compete Covenants?

Administrations Explained: Matches Fashion update

WorkWell and Examples of Reasonable Adjustments for Disabled Workers

The Matches Fashion Group administration: proposals; waterfall; and outcome for employees

Proposed amendments to the UK Takeover Code

The Administration Series: Factors Affecting the Ebb and Flow of Administrations

The Supreme Court has effectively confirmed the approach of the Court of Appeal in applying the rule in Newman v Jones and on how to interpret lease clauses

Welcome changes to the Construction Industry Scheme which helps Landlords and Tenants

Dual discrimination – the claim that time forgot and a possible Labour Government

Business flooding insurance issues – Top tips to avoid insurance disputes in the event of a loss

Methods of bridging finance for companies

Are employees protected by UK employment law on the high seas? – Aye, Aye Captain

Data Protection for employers – Information sharing in mental health emergencies at work

Divorce and separation: the importance of estate and tax planning during and post divorce proceedings

Employment Law Family Rights Part 3: Carer’s Leave and Flexible Working

Disability Discrimination and the Obligation to Make Reasonable Adjustments: Alternative Roles and Trial Periods

Building Liability Orders: Where companies associated with a building contractor or developer can be made liable for building defects

Employment Law Family Rights Part 2: Neonatal Care and Paternity Leave Changes

Storm and Flood Damage – Policyholder Tips

Domain Disputes – What are your options?

New sponsorship salary thresholds and other significant changes announced

Changes to financial promotion exemptions announced in Spring Budget 2024

Employment Law Family Rights Part 1: Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave Changes

Spring Budget 2024 – Fisher reversed

Stamp duty land tax – Abolition of Multiple Dwelling Relief

Spring Budget 2024

Spring Budget 2024 – the impact for non-domiciled individuals

The Building Safety Act: What are Relevant Buildings and Relevant Defects and why does this matter for Landlords?

Administration, pre-packs and the Body Shop insolvency

The Administration Series: The Rise of the Pre-Pack

Are we heading towards market standard Green Leases?

International Data Transfers – Do you need to update your agreements?

Demystifying JCT Insurance Options

Another success for policyholders in the latest Covid-19 Business Interruption litigation

Padel – a sport for the ages or a craze?

The Administration Series: A Short History of Administrations

Non-Doms: Non-stop changes?

Four rings on a spare part car grille infringes Audi’s trade mark

Changes to the Equality Act 2010

Non-assignment clauses: Dassault Aviation SA v Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co Ltd

FRC publishes guidance to the revised UK Corporate Governance Code

Holiday entitlement and pay reforms 2024: Significant changes but do they go far enough?

Why do I need to extend my lease if I own a share in the freehold?

Can you predict the future? Settling unknown future statutory claims as part of a settlement agreement

Changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code

Building Safety Act: Implied terms in leases

Conditions precedent and the ‘deemed fulfilment’ doctrine

Enforcement of Adjudication – Make sure you ask the right questions of an Adjudicator!

Sequana and Directors’ Duties: The Sequel

Immigration Round-up – Winter announcements and a look ahead to 2024

What’s in store for 2024 – Employment law changes employers need to know

Last call for Address for Service in the UK!

Is leasehold being abolished?

Court of Appeal makes an important finding on rights of residents to park, both clarifying the rule in Newman v Jones and on how to interpret lease clauses

Lewis Hamilton crashes out of intellectual property race

Domicile – a deep dive into case law and how it may apply to you

Infinity Reliance Limited (trading as My 1st Years) v Heath Crawford Limited [2023] EWHC 3022 (Comm)

Home Secretary announces tougher immigration changes from Spring 2024

What not to do at the office Christmas Party – Employment law considerations

'Golden Thread’ Information for Higher Risk Buildings – What are Accountable Persons’ Responsibilities?

Autumn Statement 2023 – an interesting statement of intent

And so Brexit begins: Important proposals for reform of holiday pay, annual leave, record keeping, and TUPE

Donor Advised Funds and philanthropic giving in the UK

eVisas to replace physical visa documents

Charity Commission issues new guidance on the use of social media

Copyright in works generated by Artificial Intelligence – Is Human input necessary?

Articles of Association – Careful Drafting Required

Domicile of choice: A stark reminder HMRC are really focusing on a multi-factoral approach to critically assess evidence

Pronouns, deadnaming and misgendering – why employers need to understand the terminology

Artificial Intelligence (AI) – The Good, the Bad and the Unknown

Expressing an opinion on global affairs – What should an employer do if the expression of a protected belief is offensive?

Ecclestone’s Fraud Case Passes the Ex-Chequered Flag

Starling Bank ordered to pay over £1 million in compensation by the Employment Tribunal

Transition Plan Taskforce's final 'gold standard' framework

Proposed Changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures: final recommendations

Building Safety Act – new building control regime has arrived

The impact of Gender Pay Disparity and the Practical Justice principle: Has it bankrupted Birmingham?

The First Remediation Order under the Building Safety Act

Russell Brand and workplace sexual harassment - What obligation does an employer have?

UK Visa Fees increased from 4 October 2023 and IHS Fees to increase no earlier than 16 January 2024

Buying or Selling a Care Home Business

Proving Discrimination at Work – Proving Workplace Sexual Harassment

Menopause Management – what can be learnt from Lynskey v Direct Line: “Be on it!”

What’s in a name? Insurance policy construction, rectification and estoppel

Building Safety Act – Time is running out to register your higher-risk building

Accountable Persons under the Building Safety Act 2022

As a business, are you exposing yourself to a discrimination claim by not having a Sponsor Licence?

Building Safety Act – New building control regime for higher-risk buildings and building regulations changes for all buildings

Provenance of Pension Pot Assets: Is your pension protected?

Get ready and flex! The new flexible working legislation

The Building Safety Act: Considerations for commercial property

Update: The NPL Directive nears implementation across the EU

Civil Penalties for employers and landlords to more than triple from 2024

New Companies House identification verification requirements for Directors and PSCs – Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill (“ECCTB”)

Construction roles added to SOL, automatic extension under the EU Settlement Scheme – the latest Immigration changes announced

Building Safety Act – Don't forget to register your higher-risk building

A timely reminder of the UK’s electronic marketing rules

Know your rights over neighbouring land

Cladding Safety Scheme for 11+ Metre Buildings Launched

Singapore: Proposed taxation of gains from the disposal of foreign assets

The big “bad” Renters Reform Bill, how scared should landlords be?

Aretha Franklin’s estate – intestate or governed by a valid Will? We now finally know…

Launch of the Director Information Hub

Vexatious Litigants: When the Claimant is not who they say they are

Property rights for unmarried co-habiting couples – know your rights before you commit

West Ham’s sale of Declan Rice and the intestacy rules: Issues for the Estate of Mr David Gold

Success for Policyholders with “at the premises” Covid-19 Business Interruption wordings

Proving Discrimination at Work: What to do if your employer approaches you to agree a mutual parting of ways

UK Visa Fees and Immigration Health Surcharge set to increase for the first time since 2018

Intestacy, the increased Statutory Legacy and why it is still important to make a Will

Building Safety Act 2022 – Developers to be 'Responsible Actors'

Claim back the secret commissions paid to your energy brokers

Caution to landlords – rent confiscation, enforcement notices and the proceeds of crime

Proving Discrimination at Work: What to do if you think you are being paid less than your peers

Heading to the Metaverse? A trade mark perspective for brand owners

“Super Simon” and the rise of Multimedia Marks

Update: Bill making it unlawful to withhold tips from staff achieves Royal Assent

Is the Sun Shining on Shell? Environmental Activism vs. Corporate Responsibility

Impact of the Renters' Reform Bill

The perils of poor drafting of liquidated damages provisions

The Renters’ (Reform) Bill – landmark changes to the private rental sector for landlords and tenants

Government announces update on automatic revocation of all EU legislation

MEES, ESG and the Landlord and Tenant Relationship

Vexatious Claimants: What is a Civil Proceedings Order and when can one be made?

New ACAS Guidance on Reasonable Adjustments for Mental Health at Work

Insolvency Practitioners beware – The potential risk of criminal liability for breaching employment law

New Capital Gains Tax Rules for Divorcing and Separating Couples

Building Safety Act – Registration of higher-risk buildings: And so it begins

Proving Discrimination at Work: How to prepare an effective grievance

Employment update – financial changes to expect from April 2023

Spring Budget 2023 – What does it mean for immigration?

Spring updates to Immigration Rules

Employers beware – New Vento bands in force from 6 April 2023

Lineker’s Twitter and Tax Tribulations: Employment Status and the Freelancer

Budget 2023 – tentative positives for the fiscal outlook

Proving Discrimination at Work: Top tips

Abandoned residential tenancies - Knock-knock…anyone home?

Commercial Lease Service Charge – Supreme Court Update

Changes to Right to Work Checks from 28 February 2023 – what employers need to know

Builders beware: what if I don’t comply with a hot works provision?

India Young Professionals Scheme visa – ballot opening soon

The Reality of Trade Marks in the Metaverse

Negligent valuation claims and the correct test for “scope of duty” - Charles B Lawrence v Intercommercial Bank Limited [2021] UKPC 30

The Devil is in the Detail – Coinsurance in Construction Insurance Policies: The Rugby Football Union v Clark Smith Partnership Ltd and FM Conway Ltd [2022] EWHC 956 (TCC)

Tate Gallery’s room with a view – the Supreme Court settles on Private Nuisance

Developers Beware – Consider Rights of Light issues as early as possible or pay later

Developers' Building Safety “Pledge” becomes binding

Minimum EPCs - Urgent steps commercial landlords must take to comply

Alexandre Terrasse discusses Edwin Coe’s offering to French M&A, investments & restructuring clients

The Government’s consultation on holiday pay – implementing Harpur Trust v Brazel

What are the rights of shareholders in disputes?

SMEs should be aware of 6 key things before signing a contract for goods or services

Luxury Watches: how much do you value your time?

Privacy at court – what is possible in family trust disputes?

Update: Proposed measures to limit strike action to be expanded

High Court finds the UK’s EU Settlement Scheme to be unlawful

New Immigration Skills Charge exemption announced for certain workers

Employment law – what to expect for 2023?

“Finders-keepers, losers-weepers?” – navigating the law on abandonment

Building Safety Act 2022: important provisions brought into force in 2022, but much help still needed

Trade Mark Protection - Why Bother? All you need to know

Building Safety 2.0 – Funding for Medium-Rise Buildings

Flexible Working: the results are in

What is a reasonable time for an insurer to delay payment of your claim? Quadra Commodities S.A. v XL Insurance Co SE – Section 13A and Insurers’ Liability to Pay Damages for Late Payment

UK address for service rules in review following recent decision

Caution Issued To Challenged IVA Creditors: Moorgate Industries UK Ltd v Mittal & Anor [2022] EWHC 3009 (Ch)

Mental ill health at work

Is the next wave of NPL’s finally on its way?

Legal and commercial considerations of Cristiano Ronaldo’s shock Manchester United exit

The Global Business Mobility Worker and Expansion Worker Visa routes

How to solve a problem like WHOIS? Is a centralised domain name registration database on the horizon?

The Autumn Statement – welcome restraint

Calculating holiday pay

What is the ‘gold standard’ for credible climate transition plans? The UK Transition Plan Taskforce publishes draft guidance

Changes to reporting duties for employers with sponsor licences

What rights do those who have deposits with Made.com have in relation to those monies, or are they lost?

Gone but not forgotten: G-Tech rises again – The continuing application of the Insolvency Rules 1986 to charitable incorporated organisations and others...

Building Safety Act - Landlord and Leaseholder Certificates

Indirect associative discrimination: New Horizons

Covid-19 Business Interruption claims – Key takeaways for policyholders after Stonegate

The most recent fiscal announcement

Sequana: Syntax, Semantics and the Sliding Scale

Employment Law: Is the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill, the real start of Brexit?

What’s in a name? UKIPO considers trade mark applications for famous names

Helping out with the cost of living crisis – fiscally sensible tax and estate planning ideas

Offshore Property Ownership – HMRC Campaign

First time buyers benefit most from SDLT reform

Mini-budget: a ‘fiscal event’ and/or the largest tax cutting event since 1972?

New UK Scale-up visa launched – what does this mean for businesses and individuals

Issues and planning needs for ‘non-traditional’ families (in light of the Children's Commissioner's report)

Ongoing property issues for 2022 – ESG, Sustainability and Planning

Are you ready for the HMRC Trust Registration Service?

Do I still need to pay my ground rent?

There’s raw sewage in my local river; what can I do about it?

Prince’s estate settles after 6 years of legal battles – lessons to be learned

Data Subject Access Requests – growing in number and steps for businesses in dealing with them

Shams Rahman discusses Covid-19 commercial rent arrears, arbitration and next steps

Police Registration requirement for certain foreign nationals withdrawn

Holiday pay for workers with no fixed hours: Clarity or more confusion?

An Extra-ordinary Decision Resulting in an Employer Paying in Excess of the Statutory Cap for a 'Vanilla' Unfair Dismissal

The ‘Least Burdensome’ Rule in the Performance of an Employment Contract Lives to Fight Another Day

US Supreme Court restricts access to US-style disclosure for parties to foreign arbitration

The UK’s new Data Reform Bill – A Brave New World?

Youth Mobility Visa ballot to open for East Asian countries - Scheme also to be extended for New Zealand nationals

Draft Contract for the Remediation of Fire Safety Defects Published by Government

Planon v Gilligan: Employers must act swiftly when seeking to enforce a restrictive covenant which has been breached by an ex-employee

Covid, Disability and The Equality Act 2010

Residential Possession Claims – fairer for whom and what next?

The new EU Data Act – game changer or just more red tape?

High Potential Individual Visa route now open - What you need to know

David Greene discusses the UK's class action litigation landscape

Building Safety Act 2022: The First Statutory Instrument

Making an Insurance Claim - The steps corporates, HNWIs and SMEs should take in the immediate aftermath of a loss.

UK-US Privacy Shield…Third Time Lucky?

Sundeep Rathod discusses Sponsor Licence applications for UK employers

Keeping data flowing – The IDTA arrives in town...

Mental Health in the Workplace - Menopause

Beware gifting properties – tax and other risks

Prospectus Regime Change

Building Safety Bill Receives Royal Assent

Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 - Update on “ground zero” for ground rents

Russell David Edward Adams v Options UK Personal Pensions LLP (Formerly OPTIONS SIPP UK LLP and CAREY PENSIONS UK LLP) (Adams v Carey)

Update: Oh why oh why did Ed Sheeran not infringe copyright?

Dilapidations claim – A case study

Commercial Covid rent debts – the new era

Fight Club: P&O shows that Employment Protections are always a commercial balancing act

Introduction of new Immigration visa categories to attract global talent – what are the Global Business Mobility, High Potential Individual and Scale-up routes?

Oh why oh why oh why am I accused of copyright infringement? A consideration of musical copyright infringement in light of the Ed Sheeran trial

12 Month Non-Compete Covenant in Shareholder Agreement – Context is Key

To Regulate or Not Regulate? The Airbnb Question

UK Government introduces Ukraine Family Scheme visa

Commercial Rent Arrears: Update

Goodbye to the Statutory Sick Pay Rebate

Home Office defers (again!) end date for adjusted right to work checks concession

A reminder of the restrictions on terminating contracts due to insolvency

Court of Appeal clarifies rules under the Property Guardianship Model

Court of Appeal Restores ‘Traveller Injunctions’ against “persons unknown”

Anyone for Cookies? The legal pitfalls of website user tracking

Investor Visa route closed with immediate effect

Building Safety Bill - Defective Premises Act

NFTs: infinite royalties for copyright owners or a new tool for fraudsters?

No more mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers?

“Ground zero” for ground rents

Significant changes to Right to Work Checks from 6 April 2022 – time for employers to review internal processes

“Are you menopausal?” – The Tribunal finds that making jokes at an employee’s expense amounted to harassment

Dismissal for refusing the Covid-19 vaccine

Future Exhaustion of IP Rights Regime in the UK – January 2022 Update

The new Class E: Be wary on user clauses

Berkshire Assets (West London) Limited v AXA Insurance UK PLC (2021)

Mandatory Vaccines: The Modern Day Pandora’s Box

The Big Visa Boost – What the changes to the Health and Care Worker Visa means for the Adult Social Care Sector

Does no jab mean you should receive less sick pay?

Housing Secretary tells developers: Help fix the broken system

Bankruptcy Orders made by the Insolvency Service Adjudicator’s Office (ISAO). How do we make a Court application?

Refusals to Attend the Workplace for fear of Covid-19

More vaccines means more self-certifying - Employees can temporarily self-certify for 28 days to enable GPs to administer more vaccines

Right to Work Check Process – changes from 6 April 2022

Non-Performing Loans: EU publishes the ‘NPL Directive’

Damages for Data Breaches - What if Lloyd v Google had been decided under the GDPR?

Homebuyer Beware! Developer able to avoid liability...

Mandatory Vaccines: Update

Building Safety Bill – Gateway Overview

LIBOR Transition: 1 month to go – what you have missed and what you should know

Domestic surveillance cameras – the good, the bad and the personal data

Lloyd v Google LLC: The Supreme Court has closed Pandora’s Box for data breach representative class actions

At last! Light at the end of the tunnel or more frustration for commercial landlords and tenants in disputes over Covid related rent arrears?

Aggregation of claims in solicitor theft cases

Top Tip: Concurrent service of Statutory Demands and Schedule 10 Notices

The return of the debate on retentions

“Calm Down, Calm down” – The Scottish Employment Tribunal decides whether mocking a Liverpudlian can amount to race discrimination

Rectification and “Ralph v Ralph”

Uber’s Artificial intelligence vs the Equality Act 2010

A new dawn for Associative Discrimination

New HMRC Policy: change in VAT treatment of sale and leasebacks

Pandora’s Box has been opened. The rise of certified opt-out collective proceedings

“As clear as mud” – the consequences of ambiguous questions in Proposal Forms and reiteration of the law around interpretation and waiver

Standard Contractual Clauses – New EU clauses and Draft UK clauses

The new nudge letter recipients: non-domicilaries

Remote Hearings are the norm: Latest guidance for the Business and Property Courts September 2021

Statutory Demands: Restrictions removed

Developers beware – The Residential Property Developer Tax

Government announces new legislation on winding up petitions

Changes to National Insurance Contributions and dividend income and a future Health and Social Care Levy

Merricks v Mastercard: Green light for competition opt-out class actions?

Doctrine of economic duress delineated a narrow scope by the Supreme Court judgment in Pakistan International Airline Corp v Times Travel (UK) Ltd [2021]

In a Forum Non Conveniens argument what is convenience in the digital age?

Compulsory Vaccination: Section 45E – Jabbing Back!

Is Your Whistleblowing Policy Effective?

Dotting the I’s and crossing the T’s when drafting PCPs

Compulsory vaccination for care home workers

ESG Lending: Is it here to stay?

EU Commission proposal to accede to the Hague Judgments Convention

Repositioning the SAAMCO principle – the scope of duty owed by professional advisers gets a makeover by the Supreme Court

Limitation periods: when does the clock start ticking in ‘midnight deadline’ cases?

Break Clauses – a win for tenants!

Court of Appeal reminds drafters to get the dispute resolution clause exactly how you want it post Brexit

Triple Point reversed – Accrued rights to liquidated damages to survive termination

Government’s proposed new arbitration scheme for Commercial Landlords and Tenants

Commercial Rent Arrears: Renewed hope for landlords

A Court of Appeal decision clarifies what damages can be claimed when one party lies in order to secure a contract (fraudulent misrepresentation)

How energy efficient is your commercial property? Government consultation outcome will set new targets

Assignments of causes of action by Liquidators

Ground Rents – A Tale of Two Cities?

Inquiry launched into the rights of cohabiting couples

Don’t lose your EU rights – Time to take action!

Has the stage curtain gone down on theatres’ rights to deduct VAT? The Court of Appeal clarifies the law for charities, corporates, and taxable persons alike

Stonard v Green Shoots Capital UK Ltd – don’t forget to record it in writing!

Exhaustion of rights consultation

Commercial Landlords’ hands remain tied up on Tenant’s ongoing rent arrears

The new EU Standard Contractual Clauses – What do you need to know?

Section 1 Statements – What are they and why do we need them?

Establishing deliberate concealment to postpone limitation periods

Residential tenancies – a phased return to normal

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has proposed further changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT)

Landlord ordered to pay costs in application for section 20 dispensation due to failure to consult

Underletting: pitfalls and problems – what to watch out for

Surfing the Staycation Wave

So no go Lugano. Where does this leave us?

Class action launched against TikTok – A timely reminder of data breaches and remedies

Break Clauses in Commercial Leases – What is “the Premises” and other conditions precedent

Cladding update: Government funding – be aware of loan requirements for buildings over 18m high

Train, Train, Train: Employer discrimination ‘defence’ relies upon it

Lockdown rent arrears – High Court Judgment

Is ‘Standby’ work, work?

Introducing the Evaluator

Who’s guarding the gate?

Is the Competition and Marketing Authority trying to walk on water?

Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 – potential saviour provision?

HMRC keeping its options open

New Look – A new challenge to CVAs?

No s.21? No worries, s.8 instead – relying on tenant’s nuisance to obtain possession in times of Covid

Recent decision of the Court of Appeal may make litigation funding more expensive

Statement of Insolvency Practice (SIP) changes from 1 April 2021

Using US discovery to assist the prosecution of claims. A win win for the claimant?

EWS1 Forms – New Guidance March 2021

Listing Rules Review – What a great view from the top of the hill!

Budget 2021 Headlines

Homebuyers to enjoy an extended holiday

Furlough and Bounce Back Loan abuse; HMRC to receive additional £100m to support Taxpayer Protection Taskforce

Time is running out before 6 April 2021 - Have you properly assessed the contractors you engage through an intermediary personal service company?

The Covid vaccine and the ability for an employer to make it mandatory in the workplace

Zuberi v Lexlaw Limited – a fresh beginning for Damages-Based Agreements?

Authorised push payment fraud – the High Court restricts the expansion of banks’ duties to victims

The Cladding Crisis – New Government Funding

There's still a sting in the tail of "share of freehold"

Importance of training, not just written policies in discrimination claims

No lease renewal for tenant’s breaches

Executive Remuneration during a Global Pandemic and Corporate Governance

The Cladding Crisis – a Sea Change on the Horizon?

RPI Cha-Cha-Changes

A new dawn for UK work visas: The new points based system, the Skilled Worker category and the Intra-Company Transfer category

Adverse possession claims update: what is mine is mine and what was yours, is also now mine...

The External Wall System: an attempt to clarify cladding guidance

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020: Leaving the construction supply chain out of pocket?

Electronic signatures and virtual executions: A Real Estate update

Government’s press release - on reforms to make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders to buy their homes

Supreme Court judgment handed down in FCA Covid-19 Business Interruption test case

Court allows private law claim for recovery of expenses incurred by one public body due to the unlawful public law decision of another

Developers take heed... Conduct conquers all

Furlough 3.0 – New Guidance Issued: Non Sickness Absences and Furlough

Lockdown 3.0: But again construction to carry on

Lockdown #3: Attendance at Work Changes

Moving through lockdown

Data Privacy, the GDPR, and Brexit – What do you need to do now?

Furlough Extended... Again

Shop till you drop but landlords and tenants beware

The findings of the Wealth Tax Commission

Moratorium on forfeiture of business leases extended

Lessons to be learnt from the intestacy of Caroline Flack

Furlough Official

Is Capital Gains Tax on the Rise? Almost certainly!

Keep Calm and Furlough On

Renewed focus from HMRC on second property income and capital gains

The Furlough Scheme: Extended Again

The door is left ajar for homemovers in this latest lockdown

Lockdown 2.0 – Furlough Scheme Extended

Brexit Focus: The End of Freedom of Movement – this door is about to close permanently!

British Airways fined £20 million for data breaches

More on enforcement after Bresco

Moving your business into a new home – points of consideration for taking your first commercial lease

Starting up - your business and its shareholders

UK nationals with EU homes – important changes from 1 January 2021

The External Wall System: a necessary intervention but with damaging effects to the property market

Restrictions on statutory demands and winding up petitions extended by 3 months to 31 December 2020

Notification Obligations: The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Self-Isolation) (England) Regulations 2020

Equity Release: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

A New Approach – The end of the Furlough Scheme and the beginning of the Job Support Scheme

Prevented from downsizing serviced office space?

Extension on ban on evictions of commercial property tenants confirmed

Judgment handed down in FCA Covid-19 BI insurance test case

Unpaid March quarter’s rent? Act now to preserve your right to claim this

Use the formula for success

Update: Section 21 Notice – Minimum Notice Period Extension

Wave of cybersecurity breaches during Covid-19

Service Charge and Ground Rent Recovery – Long Residential Leases

The stay on all possession proceedings is being extended by 4 weeks to 20 September 2020

Vive la France? Holiday quarantine rules change again

End of Interrupted days and temporary fee changes from UK IPO

Covid-19 – Self-isolation period increases and changes to SSP

Important changes to guidance on working safely during Covid-19

Online businesses beware – time to look at the P2B Regulation

Furlough Leave - Employees to receive redundancy payments in full and more details on Job Retention Bonus

Need to leave Hong Kong Before 2021? Making an application for Leave to enter outside the rules (LTOR)

Data Subject Access Requests – Are you ready?

Furlough Leave – Furlough Clawback and Fines

The beginning of the end to the UK’s Coronavirus immigration policy?

The Government announces a law change to allow electronic witnessing of Wills for a limited period

TUPE: ECJ rules that employment contract can be split between multiple transferees on transfer

Hong Kong BN(O) holders – UK’s BN(O) Visa Policy

A touch of class: Change in Planning Use Classes and the Planning Response to Covid-19

Reflections on the reflective loss principle and the recent decision in Sevilleja v Marex Financial Ltd

The Office of the Public Guardian launches new ‘Use a Lasting Power of Attorney’ service

Furlough Leave – Clarification on Notice Periods

Privacy Shield no more - EU-US data transfers invalidated for the second time

Step by step – electronic signatures update

Fear of Furlough? – HMRC make first arrest for fraud

Inheritance tax changes in the Finance Act 2020 - the tax impact upon trustees and settlors

How to avoid problems when purchasing a property

£1,000 for Furlough but beware penalties

SDLT cuts – a happy holiday for residential purchasers

The Chancellor’s Summer Statement: ‘The job has only just begun’

Is there a new remedy for disabled employees?

Site Operating Procedures version 5 – the canteen is open!

Cladding Building Safety Fund

A way out: British Citizenship opportunities for Hong Kong citizens

Covid-19: Key takeaways from The Companies etc. (Filing Requirements) (Temporary Modifications) Regulations 2020

One Alarm Bell: Flexible Furlough - New Treasury Direction, 26 June 2020

Building bigger and better

Are contractual parties obliged to act in good faith?

Super Saturday: What businesses need to know before re-opening

Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 passed by Parliament

Marriage/civil partnership vs cohabiting: key differences to be aware of

Something helpful in the Return to Work Assessment

Difficulties for landlords and tenants currently negotiating commercial leases

Government update for commercial tenants – kicking the can down the road?

Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (in Liquidation) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd [2020] UKSC 25 – the final chapter

Renters breathe a sigh of relief – Government extends protection from eviction

The unlocking of the letting landscape

BLP – still safe as a house?

How can employers manage holidays with the 14 day quarantine rule?

Flexible Furlough Scheme: A guide to navigating the guidance

I own a leasehold flat – can I list it on Airbnb for short term lets? A timely reminder from the Upper Tribunal - Triplerose Ltd v Beattie and another [2020] UKUT 180 (LC)

HMRC announces an escape from a property tax trap

Covid-19 update: Government Working Group to create a new code for the enforcement of non-payment of rent against commercial tenants

Will Leases ever be the same again?

Is 2020 the year commercial property has been waiting for?

Where’er you walk – Roaming the countryside

Neighbouring flats can force a landlord to refuse permission for alterations – Duval v 11-13 Randolph Crescent Limited

Debenhams and administration: Court of Appeal clarification on furloughed employees

Furlough Leave: Changes to the Scheme

Covid-19 - Can workers be required to return to work?

Future Fund Business Loan Scheme: Convertible Loans

Furlough – have you extended?

Conduct Remains Critical

Statutory Sick Pay extended to ‘Test and Trace’ individuals

Changes to the law on donation of organs

Reclaiming Statutory Sick Pay (Update)

Furlough leave: Rishi Sunak expected to end new applications to the Scheme

Furlough Leave: New Treasury Direction 22 May 2020

Will employers be required to enter into new furlough agreements with employees?

The Long-Awaited Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill

Are employers prepared for changes to UK immigration policy?

GDPR after Brexit – what you need to know

Reclaiming Statutory Sick Pay

Business Owners - Beware Unlawful Dividend Payments

Government advice to contracting parties: Act nicely please

Consequences of a Breach of the Confidentiality Clause in a Settlement Agreement

Covid-19: Holiday rights during the pandemic

Executing Wills – Challenges under Covid-19

On the Move – new guidance from MHCLG

MEES re rural properties

Cryptoassets and non-domiciliaries

Disciplinary and Grievance procedures during the Covid-19 pandemic

Employees working in your home – Government guidance

Stay at home no more

Court of Appeal rejects challenge to stay all possession proceedings for three months

Furloughing Longer

Government Guidance for office workers

Commercial tenants and their creditors: Clarification for all; comfort for some

The Government’s roadmap for how and when the UK will adjust its response to the Covid-19 crisis

Why a National Safety Standard for lockdown release is essential

Bite sized immigration update – Immigration Concession announced by the Home Office on 28 April 2020

Insolvency: The calm before the storm?

Property and Employment considerations: Working from home – are you in breach of your residential tenancy?

Time to Notice Your Notice Provisions

Issues arising out of the UK’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Draft lockdown release Government guidance leak

Government steps to control Covid-19 present serious challenges to basic rights guaranteed by the law

Administrators announce that Warehouse and Oasis are to close

“Frustration, it is a common mistake” – Termination of agreement arising from Covid-19

Start-ups - Cash is King

Covid-19: Investment Association guidance on executive remuneration in UK listed companies

Covid-19 Beware – bank payment delays

Update on Possession Claims: The Courts allow removal of squatters - Landlord guidance during the Coronavirus pandemic

Mediation: to support your Covid-19 claims

Law Commission’s Report on Employment Law Hearing Structures

To stay or not to stay: Appeal Judges to rule on legality of staying possession proceedings for 3 months

Litigation funding during Covid-19

Using powers of attorney to help you with “business as usual” during Coronavirus times

Future Funding: governmental support for start-ups

Covid-19: Companies House opens emergency filing service

Coronavirus and CRAR: something not quite right? Landlords can still seize tenant goods if a quarter’s rent is unpaid

The Residential Letting Landscape in the light of Covid-19

Charity in a time of crisis

Section 100 Bursts into the Boardroom

Covid-19: Further tenant protection announced. But what about landlords?

Data Protection Compliance: The ICO’s regulatory approach during Covid-19

Coronavirus: further tenant protection announced. Hole plugged?

Furlough – Short Update 22 April 2020

Lockdown and unlock your assets…

FRC issues information on new legislation to enable companies to fulfil their AGM requirements in compliance with the current Covid-19 restrictions

Brexit Update: The end of freedom of movement, the expansion of the points based system and the introduction of new visa categories

Furlough Leave: Update as at 20 April 2020

Companies House to change its strike off policy and approach to late filing penalties

Covid-19 CLC Site Operating Procedures Version 3

Quistclose Trusts

Furlough Leave: Further Information - HMRC Direction 15 April 2020

Carluccio’s and administration: the High Court allows administrators to furlough employees

Why is 17 April 2020 relevant for employers with furloughed staff?

Covid-19 Property Bite-Sized

Employer Liability for Employee Data Breach

Shedding Light on Rights of Light: Beaumont Business Centres Ltd v Florala Properties Ltd [2020] EWHC 550 (Ch)

Welcome to the New Tax Year

Furlough leave update: how to claim it

Covid-19: Adjudication update

Employers, take note: New Vento bands in force

Covid-19 and the GDPR: Let’s stay secure together

Furlough Leave – updates issued by Government on Saturday 4 April 2020, revised guidance from ACAS on holiday on 2 April 2020 and tricky issues to be aware of

The new look of Construction Adjudication in lockdown

Directors: you still have duties

Commercial Lease Forfeiture – Landlord and Tenant Guidance on Section 82 of the Coronavirus Act 2020

Covid-19 and intellectual property office deadlines

Coronavirus and UK Immigration: global closures of visa application and biometric enrolment centres

Covid-19: Rules on carrying over annual leave

Covid-19: Assistance for the self-employed

Covid-19: Government announces measures to “take away” the pressure on the hospitality industry

SME's Cash Injection

Electronic signatures in commercial property transactions: a reminder

Insolvency Law reform fast-tracked: substantive change ahead

COVID-19: Temporary changes to the payment of Stamp Duty

Covid-19 – Can you still move house – Part II

Covid-19 - Furlough Leave: Further Information

Covid-19 – Recent UK Tax developments

Covid-19 – Government announces protection from eviction for commercial tenants

Covid-19 – Companies to receive three-month extension to file accounts

Covid-19 – Can you still move house?

Corona Lockdown

Coronavirus – is your UK immigration status in doubt?

Covid-19 – Furlough Leave

What will the quarter day bring?

Advice from our Litigation team... How will the Coronavirus affect your commercial contract?

Coronavirus - Private renters to be protected from eviction

COVID-19 and Contract Enforcement

Reforms to IR35 delayed amid Covid-19 pressure

Important changes from 6th April 2020 for property sellers

Phasing your CIL

The Boris bounce de-bounces

Coronavirus - Recent changes to Statutory Sick Pay

Notes on Coronavirus

Covid-19 – dealing with the commercial consequences

Covid-19 - lease advice for commercial tenants

‘Getting it done’: Rishi Sunak delivers his 2020 Budget

Much ado about nothing? New Immigration Rules for the UK cause controversy

The faults with flying freeholds

Competition Markets Authority finds mis-selling of leasehold homes

Coronavirus – general construction considerations

Coronavirus – An Employer or Contractor Risk?

Some are less equal than others

The Art of the Quick Sale

Coronavirus - practical considerations for employers

Significant UK Residential Property Tax Changes from 6 April 2020

What is legal advice privilege?

Tate’s room with a view – Overlooking by a neighbour - the second act.

It’s bad and it’s back… gazumping

BREXIT- time to have a close look at your contracts?

Charging into Property

Cross border insolvency and Brexit: a known unknown

Intellectual Property (IP) rights post-Brexit?

Getting back the VAT on DIY Homebuilding - time is of the essence!

Schrems II: Some good news on international data transfers, but at whose cost?

The Government announces an increase to the statutory legacy on intestate estates

Whistleblowing: good faith decision to dismiss automatically unfair

The BBC news: A round up of the BBC’s equal pay failings

Pets at home

Happy new law!

Veganuary gets a boost

Can a landlord benefit from the Berni Inns Defence?