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The Employment Rights Bill – What employers need to know

The Employment Rights Bill represents the most significant overhaul of UK employment law in decades. Discover key reforms, timelines, and what employers must do to prepare for new rights, duties and compliance requirements taking effect from April 2026.

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Renters’ Rights Bill: Major changes every tenant and landlord should know

The Renters' Rights Bill introduces a number of key reforms designed to provide renters with greater security, fairer treatment, and better living standards. Here’s a breakdown of the main changes the Bill introduces and what they mean for tenants and landlords.

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London expert warns of a ‘trust mis-selling scandal’ costing UK consumers thousands

Families are paying up to £5,000 for misleading asset protection schemes that don’t deliver, and offer false promises of shielding them from care home fees and tax liabilities.

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How a last-minute gift could save your heirs £140,000 in tax

When it comes to inheritance tax, the old adage holds true: "timing is everything". But few realise just how much timing can matter, especially when a carefully timed "deathbed gift" could preserve tens of thousands of pounds in tax-free allowances.

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RIAA Barker Gillette (UK) appoints Brinda Granthrai as Partner and Head of Commercial Real Estate

London, May 2025

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Supreme court ruling on referees’ employment status

In PGMOL v HMRC, the Supreme Court considered whether professional referees were self-employed. The case has the potential for far-reaching implications across the employment world.

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Get your skates on to get moving

For those looking to sell their property in 2023, house movers should get themselves race-ready in the face of extended timeframes to achieve completion and ensure that all the paperwork is up to date and ready before they put up the sale board.

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Can a lease extension remove burdensome ground rent charges?

On 30 June 2022, Parliament enacted the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022. This long-awaited reform ended the charging of ground rent payments to owners of new residential long leases of single dwellings in England and Wales by their landlord.

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Prenuptial agreements; have you got yours?

The benefits of having a prenuptial agreement: why every couple should consider one.

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Protect SMEs from corporate criminal liability

The law treats corporations as separate legal entities, but to what extent can your employees' actions result in your business being found criminally liable?

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Divorce applications at ten-year high

On 6 April 2022, the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act (2020) came into force - a landmark reform introducing ‘no-fault divorce’ for couples ending their marriage.

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What is a trust fund?

A trust is a way of managing assets such as money, investments, land or property by formally transferring the assets to a trust fund administered for the benefit of others.

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