The World Health Organisation has recognised Coronavirus (COVID-19) as a public health emergency of international concern which has caused the UK real estate market to take a hit. We have considered the practical implications that commercial landlords may face as a result of the outbreak and what they should be doing to protect their position including landlord’s obligations, temporary closure of commercial buildings and tenant’s requirement to continue paying rent ..read more

Public Health England (PHE) have advised that individuals who have returned from Category 1 specified countries/areas in the last 14 days should self-isolate. However, for employers, what is the legal position on allowing their employees to do so ..read more

Matthew Davies, partner at Midlands law firm Wright Hassall, responds to the Government’s announcement of post-Brexit immigration changes which ends free movement and brings EEA nationals within a “new” points based system by 2021 ..read more

Matthew Davies, partner and Head of Business Immigration at Midlands law firm Wright Hassall, responds to the Government’s announcement of post-Brexit immigration changes which ends free movement and brings EEA nationals within a “new” points based system by 2021 ..read more

Since the Oakervee review into the viability of HS2 was leaked before Christmas, there has been much ‘will he, won’t he’ speculation about whether or not Boris Johnson will give the project the green light ..read more

Historically insurance law was heavily weighted to insurers when it came to considering claims. They were able to walk away from claims for all sorts of unexpected reasons ..read more

In October 2019, the ECJ decided that the “right to be forgotten” under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) only required Google to delete the relevant user’s personal data on EU versions of Google’s search engine, rather than worldwide ..read more

2019 has also seen some interesting developments in the context of Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975 proceedings ..read more

In the dawn of a new decade and a strong Conservative majority now in place for the New Year, we summarise our thoughts on what the New Year holds for pensions (bearing in mind we still have the uncertainty of impending Brexit at the end of the month ..read more

It’s the New Year and whilst everyone is busy making (and not keeping) their New Year’s resolutions, why not deal with the nagging issue at the back of your mind and finally get around to making or reviewing your will ..read more