8/21/2025 1:55:07 PM You don’t need to earn your inheritance - Unless you’re on Channel 4 By Helen Stott Reality TV vs legal reality Channel 4’s The Inheritance has a clever premise: strangers in a stately home competing to win a share of the...
8/20/2025 2:13:03 PM A new dawn... Preparing for new Renters' Rights By Emma Hardman Penny Bournes The final stages of Parliamentary process for the much talked about Renters’ Rights Bill are now scheduled for September. Royal Assent so...
8/20/2025 1:34:08 PM Gifting advice for Deputies By Puja Desai The ability of Deputies to give gifts is a topic that we are frequently asked about. The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG) published...
8/18/2025 7:23:30 PM Breach of pre-action protocol for housing conditions claims (England) cases By Suzanne Gregson A recent County Court judgment reviewed the pre-action protocol for housing conditions claims (England) and the consequences of breaching...
8/14/2025 2:59:58 PM Ofsted safeguarding reforms: What’s changing for nurseries By Precious Mealia From 1 September 2025, the Department for Education will introduce statutory safeguarding reforms to the Early Years Foundation Stage...
8/14/2025 8:49:45 AM Entertaining new ownership... By David Alcock It was great to read this week of the Entertainer (incidentally, the shop where my middle son always bought his Star Wars toys) moving...
8/13/2025 10:49:03 AM Employment Rights Bill - Update #8: House of Lords amendments By Libby Hubbard In my last roundup, I assumed that only government amendments to the Bill would be agreed by the House of Lords. That's certainly come...
8/13/2025 9:37:15 AM Briefing on the Employment Rights Bill - Focus on key changes to trade unions By Katherine Sinclair The Employment Rights Bill (ERB) is a landmark piece of proposed legislation currently going through Parliament that aims to modernise...
8/11/2025 5:12:36 PM The Civil Society Covenant: A shared commitment to transforming lives By Matthew Wort The UK Government’s Civil Society Covenant, published last month, is more than a policy statement—it’s a bold affirmation of the power of...
8/8/2025 1:35:12 PM Housing succession claims – Who classes as a ‘stepchild’? By Mollie McQuade The recent Court of Appeal case, Abdelrahman v Islington LBC [2025], offered useful guidance as to who is considered a ‘stepchild’ for...
8/7/2025 9:00:25 AM Driving efficiency and value through AI in health and social care By Abbey Jones Laura Jordan In recent years, the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the health and social care sector has become a critical component...
8/6/2025 2:30:22 PM Awaab's Law... Next steps and key takeways from the draft guidance By Suzanne Gregson The ‘Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England)Regulations 2025’ (the ‘regulations’), also known as Awaab’s Law, were...