7/30/2025 2:21:19 PM What can Ozzy Osbourne teach us about making a will? By Helen Stott When we think of Ozzy Osbourne, we picture the Prince of Darkness, a rock legend with a wild past and a career that spans decades. But...
7/30/2025 8:16:13 AM When being a legal partner means more than just legal services By Ann Houghton Like many of you (I hope!) my job isn't ‘just a job’ to me or the team I work with. We have the privilege of helping people when life...
7/29/2025 2:16:25 PM Procurement UnpACked: A supplier’s guide to the debarment list By Amy Callahan-Page The Act is making a (debarment) list and checking it twice… In this Procurement UnpACked, we explore one of the more dramatic changes...
7/29/2025 12:54:22 PM Procurement UnpACked: Contracting authorities' debarment list duties By Amy Callahan-Page The debarment list In this Procurement UnpACked, we explore one of The Procurement Act 2023’s more dramatic changes: the introduction of...
7/29/2025 8:42:25 AM High street rental auctions - A new era for vacant properties By Phil Scully The High Street Rental Auctions (HSRA) regime, introduced in late 2024, is designed to empower Local Authorities to bring long-vacant...
7/28/2025 1:53:51 PM Mortgagee protection clauses in focus: Lessons from Westminster City Council v Gems House Residences [2025] By Sarah Kay In the recent High Court decision of Westminster City Council v Gems House Residences Chiltern Street Ltd & Anor [2025] EWHC 1789 (Ch),...
7/28/2025 1:35:44 PM Residential PEEPs: A new chapter in fire safety for vulnerable residents By Elizabeth Massey Lorna Kenyon-Pain In the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy, and after years of consultation, new requirements for Residential Personal Emergency...
7/28/2025 10:38:25 AM New Memorandum of Understanding between the Regulator of Social Housing and the Building Safety Regulator – Giving the regulators more teeth? By Elizabeth Massey Lorna Kenyon-Pain On 22 July 2025, a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was published between the Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) and the Health and...
7/28/2025 8:18:08 AM Travel time and the National Minimum Wage – Court of Appeal clarifies ‘time work’ By Anna Dabek Summary In Commissioners for HMRC v Taylors Services Ltd (dissolved) and ors, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that time spent...
7/24/2025 12:03:50 PM The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 - compliance burden for charities - time to convert to a CIO? By Edwina Turner The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) is ushering in the most significant overhaul of Companies House in...
7/22/2025 1:58:27 PM Small business, big impact By Gayle Monk Chanel Quigley Section 12 of the Procurement Act 2023 (“PA23”) sets out the core objectives of all covered procurements. Amongst other priorities,...
7/22/2025 1:13:28 PM Renters Rights' Bill - timescale update By Emma Hardman We now know that the Renters' Rights Bill (the Bill) will not be finalised before the summer recess, with the next stage of its...