The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation in May 2018 introduced a number of changes and reinforced a number of existing requirements relating to the processing of personal data.

In business we all send many emails every day. Amongst the thousands of emails we send and receive every year, some may form contracts, some may be intended to change existing contractual arrangements and some may be guaranteeing obligations of third parties.

Vishal Makol takes a look behind the latest government communications on the EU settlement Scheme.

Solicitors specialising in contentious probate matters are often faced with disappointed beneficiaries who comment after seeing a will of a loved one that “those cannot be the wishes of the deceased”.

Practical completion is one of those terms with which everyone is familiar – but for which there is no clear legal definition.

Everyone likes the word “reasonable”, especially lawyers. It is an objective term that has been analysed and tested over the years. The popularity of the concept also means that it is perceived as an acceptable compromise position to allow contracts to be signed (and argued about later). A similar line of analysis applied to understand when terms will be implied into contracts has now been clarified and overturned.

The Defective Premises Act 1972 (“the Act”) imposes important obligations on both contractors and consultants involved in the design and construction of a dwelling.

Sarah Perry, Managing Partner of Leamington Spa-based Wright Hassall Solicitors, has been identified as one of the legal sector’s leading lights, in The Lawyer’s Hot 100 list for 2017.

Wright Hassall's corporate team has helped to facilitate the sale of a modern surveying services provider, headquartered in Warwickshire, in a multi-million-pound deal.

The empty shops in some towns will attest that the enthusiasm for online shopping continues unabated. It’s not just consumers who like the convenience; traders can reach a much larger audience, reduce rent, rates and staff costs, and run an ‘open all hours’ operation.