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...
2/13/2026 3:04:20 PM IHT changes in April: at a glance By Lucy Bluck Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) currently provide generous inheritance tax (IHT) benefits, offering...
2/13/2026 10:26:32 AM Love is in the air: why Valentine’s Day is the perfect time to review your Will By Beth Parlane Valentine’s Day naturally turns our thoughts toward the people we love most. It’s a day for heartfelt gestures and celebrating those we...
2/13/2026 10:20:07 AM Wide and far reach for remediation contribution orders By Joanne Wright Two important points were clarified in the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UT) appeal case Edgewater (Stevenage) Limited, recently...
2/13/2026 10:00:03 AM Please mind the gap: continued uncertainty after For Women Scotland, and what charities can do while we wait for updated guidance By Shauntelle Murphy Libby Hubbard The Supreme Court has clarified that ‘sex’ in the Equality Act 2010 means biological sex. But until the Equality and Human Rights...
2/11/2026 4:48:47 PM Gender equality in law By Ann Houghton Coincidentally, on a day I'm working with my colleagues on Anthony Collins' gender and ethnicity pay gap report, the independent think...
2/11/2026 10:58:26 AM New Housing Ombudsman compensation guidance By Helen Tucker The Housing Ombudsman’s (HOS) updated Compensation Guidance, A New Era for Housing Compensation: Clearer Standards, Fairer Outcomes, was...
2/10/2026 5:27:54 PM Renters Rights Act possession guidance By Helen Tucker Private landlords will be gearing up for 1 May 2026 when the Renters Rights Act (RRA) comes into force. The Government has just...
2/10/2026 12:04:28 PM Preparing for a smooth and compliant PFI handback By Emma Beynon Originally introduced in the 90s, Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) helped advance public infrastructure projects at an accelerated...
2/6/2026 9:13:20 AM Understanding contested deputyship applications in the Court of Protection By Carl Latham When somebody loses the capacity to manage their finances and property, and they haven’t already made a Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA),...
2/5/2026 9:47:44 AM Employment Rights Act - Update #16 - what's occurring? By Libby Hubbard It's A-level season in our house; the mocks are over, the real thing is nigh and the panic is rising (maybe that's just in me!!). It felt...
2/3/2026 12:19:46 PM Renters’ Rights Act 2025: new written terms rules from 1 May 2026 for private landlords and PRP market rent lettings By Penny Bournes The Government has published draft regulations setting out new obligations for private landlords in England to provide assured tenants...
2/3/2026 12:03:36 PM Do sleep-in shifts count towards the 20-hour limit? If you get this wrong, it could result in a civil penalty By Hazel Findlay Recently, there has been an increase in the number of civil penalties issued by the Home Office and this means that right to work...