Over the last few years, the opportunity for businesses in financial difficulty to be rescued by proposing a restructuring plan rather than entering an insolvency procedure has generally been well received by stakeholders. Making this measure more accessible to SMEs may see it become an even more popular regeneration option for businesses and their creditors.

This article provides a comprehensive guide on how to remove a director from a company, outlining the procedures and considerations involved.

In this article we discuss the legal process involved in a company sale, outlining each key stage and the associated legal requirements.

At our real estate conference in January 2025, David Slade outlined the main legal changes affecting the property market in 2024. Here, we explain those changes in some detail, from initiatives to regenerate the high street, to rises to SDLT rates, and from the Law Commission consultation on the Landlord & Tenant Act 1954 to the impact of biodiversity net gain requirements.

Are you ready to navigate the evolving world of employment law with confidence? Join our Employment Law team and leading experts from the HR and employment law field for an engaging morning of essential legal insights, interactive breakout sessions, and an expert panel discussion.

Disclosure involves identifying and making available documents that are relevant to the issues in dispute to the other parties to the case.

When negotiating terms at the start of any commercial relationship, focussing on how you and the other party can terminate that relationship might seem counterintuitive. However, businesses should always try to ensure they have contractual rights that allow them to exit from agreements that cease to be commercially/economically viable.

Our tax, trust and estate planning lawyers work hand in glove with our agricultural team to make sure our farming clients receive coordinated advice that works for both their businesses and their families. Richard Dundee and Hannah Lloyd have a track record in advising farming families so that the personal affairs of individual family members seamlessly interconnect with business life of the farm.

For most of our working lives we have taken the office for granted: the commute, the meetings, the squeaky chairs, the coffee machine! The seismic disruption of the pandemic, global technology advancements and the climate crisis have completely transformed our idea of the office of the future.

In the ever-evolving world of commercial real estate, one acronym is gaining significant traction: ESG—Environmental, Social, and Governance. These three pillars are increasingly shaping the way commercial developments are planned, constructed, and managed. As both investors and occupiers place greater emphasis on sustainability, social impact, and governance practices, enhancing ESG credentials has become a priority for developers.