In response to a growing call for greater flexibility for those balancing caring duties alongside employment, the Carers’ Leave Act 2023 (‘the Act’) received Royal Assent in May 2023. The Act, which is scheduled to come into force during 2024, will introduce a new unpaid leave entitlement for carers.

Leamington-based law firm Wright Hassall is sending a branded legal bus across the region to the people of Coventry and Warwickshire, offering 30-minute legal clinics with its expert lawyers.

A leading Midlands law firm has announced a raft of promotions – including three newly-qualified solicitors who have successfully completed training contracts with the business.

Dal Heran, family lawyer explains what collaborative law is in the context of family law and divorce.

Employment and consultancy contracts often contain clauses restricting an individual’s working activity when they leave a business. These clauses, ‘post termination restrictive covenants’, typically restrict the ex-staff member’s ability to work in competing businesses.

Join Gemma Clark and Sarah Price who are Solicitors in our Employment team at Wright Hassall as they discuss the importance of keeping your business's contracts and handbooks up-to-date and what exactly needs to be included in these documents.

A contractor or designer can become liable for design in three main ways, under the express terms of a contract that he has entered into; by the imposition of a common law term; by the statutory imposition of a term.

In the first episode of this new series of 'Katch Up With Kash', Kash Dosanjh, Senior Associate in our Employment team answers some common questions he gets asked by company clients.

Employers within Great Britain have both statutory and common law duties in relation to health and safety within workplaces which extend beyond employees, to workers, self-employed contractors and visitors. Individuals should, however, also take steps to protect their own health and safety as well as that of others within their place of work.

When faced with a legal problem we all want it resolved as soon as possible. Achieving this may depend on who we engage to help us. If professional advisors do not have sufficient and up to date knowledge of all the areas of law that influence a particular matter, one problem may evolve into several others.