Within our private client team, we have several accredited lawyers in contentious probate (or wills disputes); wills, trust and tax; and family law. Here, we explain each accreditation and why it matters to you.

Where a vulnerable person lacks the capacity to make a will, the Court of Protection may authorise a statutory will to be executed on their behalf.

Our usual round up of news includes a brief note on the rolling timetable for the SFI, changes to autumn muckspreading rules, the extension to the season workers’ scheme, woodland creation grants, the new law to try and stop hare coursing and the new Tenancy Working Group.

The duties of company directors are set out in the Companies Act 2006 and include the duties to promote the company’s success and to act with reasonable care, skill, and diligence. In carrying out these duties, directors must have regard - amongst other things - to the impact of the company's operations on the community and the environment, and the likely consequences of any decision in the long term. These, and other recent developments in the expectations of how directors should perform their duties, mean that promoting a company’s success includes paying due regard to the impact on the environment. However, do directors have a duty to be “green”?

As lenders rely more and more on their powers to appoint an LPA Receiver, a recent case has clarified the Receiver’s obligations, both to the lender and its borrower.

Freya Summers, Partner and Kevin Hall, Partner discuss the different types of exit options and VAT considerations there are when selling a business.

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has recently published its initial findings following a review of the care homes market.

There has been much discussion in the media and on social media subsequent to calls for bras not to be subject to VAT. In this article, we will set the debate on a factual footing and consider the broader context of the subject.

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2020 (CIGB) is expected to be enacted at the end of June or early July and in addition to the permanent introduction of the new restructuring regime, moratorium procedure and the restriction on termination clauses in supply contracts.

Welcome to our May and June 2024 edition in which we cover workers' rights being a key battleground in the general election, TUPE reform, WorkWell pilots, the Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023, Fire and rehire: Statutory Code, Sir Robert Buckland's review of autism employment and a case update of an employee who was awarded £4.6 million in her Employment Tribunal.