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Many businesses may assume that when a contract reaches the end of its term, they will have an opportunity to...
When a family business appoints a leader from outside the family, it is never simply a matter of filling a...
A recent inheritance dispute between three siblings following the death of their father has given the UK’s media plenty to...
Calculating holiday pay has never been a simple exercise for every employer. Where employees receive commission, overtime or other variable...
The Government is considering whether the employment rights available to unpaid carers should go further. A new consultation explores everything...
If you are thinking of leaving a gift to charity in your Will, deciding which charity to support is only...
For many years, the fit note has functioned as a largely administrative step in managing sickness absence. A GP assesses...
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If you have discovered that your spouse has started moving money, transferring property, or selling investments during your divorce, it...
When someone loses the ability to make decisions for themselves, families often find they are dealing with far more than...
Every negotiation concerning development land always involves an element of uncertainty about what the site will ultimately be worth. The...
Acas has published a draft Code of Practice on disciplinary and grievance procedures for consultation, its first full rewrite since...
Most people assume their Will stays in force until they sit down and write a new one. Many also believe...
The Employment Rights Act 2025 promised an end to one-sided flexibility in the labour market, but it left the hardest...
Recruitment is one of the highest-risk areas for AI use in any organisation. It is also one of the areas...
Separating parents usually start with good intentions. You want to put your children first, maintain a positive relationship with your...
The government has recently launched a consultation on pay transparency proposals. Principally the government is seeking to ‘fix’ the equal...
The Employment Rights Act 2025 introduces one of the most consequential changes to the law of unfair dismissal since the...
The Employment Rights Act 2025 represents the most significant overhaul of UK employment law in a generation. Whilst much of...
The boundaries between work and personal life have blurred considerably in recent years, and nowhere is that more visible than...
A recent High Court case has thrown into sharp focus just how much rests on the precise wording of a...
For many couples, a wedding is no longer automatically tied to marriage. That shift is easy to see. Social media...