12/17/2025 10:10:12 AM Employment Rights Bill - Update #15 - it's agreed... at last By Libby Hubbard As I pen this, I am imagining HM King Charles III sitting at his breakfast table and down plonks a 300-page document, splashing the milk...
4/8/2026 10:01:14 AM Key employment law changes in force from 6 April 2026 By Anna Dabek As part of our commitment to keeping clients informed of the latest employment law developments, we wanted to highlight several important...
4/8/2026 9:57:35 AM Renters' Rights Act 2025 and social housing By Emma Hardman We now have more certainty about when the Government intends for the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to apply to the social rented sector....
4/2/2026 3:39:59 PM When Wills go wrong: how professional drafting can prevent family disputes By Lucy Bluck As a private client solicitor, I regularly see the distress caused when a loved one’s estate becomes the subject of dispute. Many...
4/2/2026 1:56:33 PM Assets of Community Value and the English Devolution Bill: what local authorities need to know By Owen Dugmore The Assets of Community Value (ACV) regime, introduced by the Localism Act 2011, aimed to give communities a meaningful chance to...
4/1/2026 11:01:35 AM Mazur Court of Appeal outcome: who can conduct litigation? By Doug Mullen Helen Tucker The Court of Appeal has handed down its judgment in record time in the case of Mazur & Others v Charles Russell Speechleys. The judgment...
3/31/2026 10:36:21 AM Inheritance and insolvency: a warning for executors By Zoe Mellen A bankrupt man who transferred a sizeable portion of the inheritance he received from his father's estate to friends and family has...
3/30/2026 3:03:57 PM Residential PEEPs and electrical safety changes: Are you prepared? By Elizabeth Massey Legislative change is fast approaching for both Residential Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs) and electrical safety obligations...
3/27/2026 10:01:40 AM Don't leave your executors in the dark! By Zoe Mellen It has come to light that NS&I is holding millions of pounds which should have been paid out to the estates of deceased customers. While...
3/25/2026 9:07:24 AM Proposed law to abolish forfeiture of residential long leases By Rebecca Sembuuze The Draft Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill was published in draft on 27 January 2026. Amongst other things, it seeks to abolish the...
3/25/2026 9:00:05 AM Renters’ Rights Act 2025: new prescribed forms for assured tenancy actions from 1 May 2026 for private landlords and PRP market rent lettings By Penny Bournes On 1 May 2026, the Renters’ Rights Act 2025 (the 2025 Act) will abolish assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs) and fixed-term assured...
3/24/2026 4:28:07 PM Paid holiday records – are you keeping them long enough? By Libby Hubbard The requirement for all employers to keep records of annual leave for six years will come into force on 6 April 2026. It’s not an...
3/23/2026 6:46:35 PM Renters’ Rights Act 2025: Government publishes information sheet for existing assured tenants of private landlords and PRP landlords in respect of market rent lettings By Penny Bournes Following my previous blog on 3 February 2026, the Government has now published the official Information Sheet that private landlords in...