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Insolvency practitioners now subject to reporting oblig...
6 June 2025
New regulations require insolvency practitioners (IPs) to report suspected breaches of the UK financial sanctions regime to the Office of...
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2mins readHanda v The Station Hotel (Newcastle) and Others Clarif...
6 June 2025
In the recent case of Handa v The Station Hotel (Newcastle) Ltd and Others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered if external...
3mins readNavigating data protection compliance with blockchain t...
6 June 2025
The European Data Protection Board has adopted guidelines (subject to consultation) processing personal data through blockchain (the...
1mins readReform of the Wills Act 1837: proposed changes, possibl...
4 June 2025
Published on 16 May 2025, the Law Commission Report on modernising the law governing wills put forward various changes that, if approved,...
2mins readFamily betrayal: mother and grandfather found guilty in...
3 June 2025
In a recent case, “spiteful” mother Katherine Hill was ordered to repay £50,000 that she stole from her own daughters’ inheritances. The...
7mins readBuilding blocks - V for vacant possession
3 June 2025
In the latest of our Building Blocks series, Jack Lightburn and Rachel Finn consider the tricky concept of vacant possession and its...
6mins readHow employers can get ahead of changes to the law on hi...
3 June 2025
The government’s recent white paper restoring control over the immigration system is a disappointing read for businesses struggling to...
3mins readCan vicarious liability for acts of employees transfer ...
3 June 2025
In the case of ABC v Huntercombe (No. 12) Ltd and others the High Court was asked to determine the extent to which liability to third...
4mins readExpired Biometric Residence Permits (BRPs) are no longe...
2 June 2025
From 2 June 2025, non-British/non-Irish nationals with permission to stay in the UK can no longer use their expired Biometric Residence...
5mins readAI regulation: a comparative overview of the UK, EU and...
2 June 2025
The AI landscape is rapidly evolving, which presents ongoing challenges for the effective regulation of AI. As governments around the...
2mins readFrom estrangement to inheritance: court overrules fathe...
29 May 2025
In the recent 1975 Act case Howe v Howe, an estranged adult child claimant was awarded £125,000 from her late father’s £1.4m estate,...
3mins readFlavours of fraud, and how to fight them
23 May 2025
As civil litigators we frequently deal with business-related claims involving dishonesty. These fall broadly into two categories – those...
