Contracts sit at the heart of almost every business relationship. They govern supply arrangements, leases, service provision, joint ventures and...
Employers have long understood that overt racism or sexist behaviour can expose them to serious legal and reputational risk. But...
Few decisions test a family business quite like succession. Passing leadership to the next generation, or deciding that the time...
The decision to separate is rarely sudden, but there’s often a moment when it becomes final. What follows is strange,...
In the twelve months since employers were placed under a positive duty to prevent sexual harassment, there has been a...
A landowner may be approached by a neighbour looking to graze livestock on an unused field for part of the...
Commercial relationships do not tend to collapse based on a single moment or disagreement. More often than not, pressures will...
For years, competition law has lived in the boardroom, not the HR suite. It was about prices, supply chains and...
Digital communication now plays a central role in how couples manage their relationships, both in good times and bad. Upon...
The landscape of trust administration has changed dramatically in recent years, and Trustees must now engage with an increasingly complex...
The introduction of Neonatal Care Leave and Pay in April 2025 marked one of the most compassionate changes to UK...
Disputes have a way of disrupting even the best-run organisations. They do not usually arrive with a dramatic trigger. More...
When couples separate, decisions about the family home are rarely just about bricks and mortar. They are about security, affordability...
The recent prosecution of a council worker who secretly held four full-time roles has reignited debate about so-called “moonlighting” –...
Family relationships evolve over time, often in ways no one anticipates. When children are small, grandparents may be deeply involved...
For many clients, obtaining a judgment abroad feels like the end of the dispute. In practice, it is often only...
In February 2023, McDonald’s Restaurants Limited entered into a formal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) after...
For most families, a child’s eighteenth birthday is a proud moment. It signals independence, the start of adult life and...
Christmas should be a season of warmth, familiarity and celebration, but for separated families, it can also be the most...
The Working Time Regulations 1998 (WTR) are often treated as a set of administrative rules for HR to track hours...
Spiritual abuse is a form of control that many people struggle to recognise at first. It does not fit neatly...
Divorce reshapes not only a relationship but also the financial life that has grown around it. The family home, savings,...
For many years, the way commercial disputes were resolved followed quite a formulaic route. Paper files dominated, hearings took place...
For more than a decade, employers have worked on the assumption that ordinary unfair dismissal rights do not arise until...