Using mediation to deal with and resolve harassment and discrimination issues in the workplace can be very cost-effective for employers who would otherwise have to deal with work related stress, absences, depression and claims of disability discrimination.

A prenuptial agreement can provide clarity and certainty by setting out how you and your spouse will share the assets you have if you were to divorce, whilst also protecting certain categories of assets from being distributed between you.

With the focus in the construction industry and surrounding supply chain on reducing carbon emissions, driving to net zero carbon, and related building safety improvements, it is good to see that the authors of the NEC Contract have taken an important step towards facilitating sustainability in a contractual sense.

'Hope value' was originally introduced to ensure that landowners would receive existing use value (EUV) of their land, plus a premium to reflect future lost earnings. Many now argue that such payments are anachronistic and responsible for the artificial inflation of land prices, so the the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA) now gives the Secretary of State the ability to remove, or cap, hope value from CPO-related compensation payments.

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

As the days grow longer and the pace of life eases just a little, we’re pleased to bring you the summer edition of Law and Life - a round-up of insights, guidance, and updates from across our Private Client Group.

Hybrid working has now become a common approach, particularly in office-based environments. But what is hybrid working, and how should employers go about implementing it?

As the beginning of the new tax year approached, HMRC was busy. To maximise recoveries to help to pay the national debt, its use of winding-up petitions has been increasing each quarter, resulting in a steady rise in the number of compulsory liquidations of companies. Many tax claims (called Regulation 80 determinations) were also issued before their potential expiry at the end of the tax year. And, to fulfil its announced intention to conclude as many tax avoidance matters relating to loan charges as possible before the end of March 2023, many more taxpayers who HMRC considers to be subject to the loan charge received decisions on what they owe.

With a number of major legal and practical changes to the construction industry recently, together with the recent challenges faced by the wider community generally, Michael Hiscock has been looking forward to receiving the JCT 2024 contracts for some time to see how these issues were addressed.

With the rising number of scammers optimising the use of AI, Luke Moulton, Partner reviews the recent case that has hit headlines surrounding Incognito being defrauded by an impersonation scam utilising deepfakes and provides his advice for the best ways to protect yourself and your business.