27th July 2020
COVID-19: Addressing your personal concerns – Wills and LPAs
Referring to the Covid-19 pandemic, in a recent article one of my colleagues quoted ‘We are in the same storm, but not in the same boat’. Whilst some…
30th June 2020
UK Quarantine News
In the Government’s bid to further and tackle the Covid-19 pandemic, since 8 June 2020, if you are travelling to the UK, you may be required to self-isolate…
29th June 2020
Rising rent arrears creates rising tensions in the commercial sector: will the government’s new voluntary code of practice help pave the way for landlords and tenants amidst the coronavirus crisis?
Landlords and tenants find themselves navigating uncharted territory amidst the global pandemic crisis, which has sparked fears amongst both property owners and renters alike regarding their financial health…
26th June 2020
Annual Essex Property Conference 2020
Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, this year’s annual Essex property conference took place online. Guy Longhurst, Managing Partner chaired the discussion along with speakers Alan Williams and Lewis…
24th June 2020
COVID-19: How does the house buying and selling process now differ
1.With consideration of the current circumstances surrounding coronavirus, how does the house buying and selling process now differ? With the restrictions being lifted, the housing market has started…
22nd June 2020
The new family client in the new normal
Having been a family solicitor for almost 16 years now I have witnessed first-hand how crisis’ in society have a knock-on effect on the type of services clients…
19th June 2020
Does social distancing or the two-metre rule have force of law?
There is plenty of confusion about what you can and cannot do during lockdown and the situation is a fast moving one! There has been significant (and sometimes…
17th June 2020
Government funding for the remediation of non-ACM cladding buildings
It was the third anniversary of the Grenfell fire on 14 June 2020 but it is estimated that there are still around 2,000 residential buildings with potentially dangerous…
15th June 2020
Redundancy – the selection process
Can an employer use a competitive interview process to determine which employees at risk of redundancy should be given alternative employment? The case of Gwynedd Council v Barrett…
The New Flexible Furlough Guidance
The updated Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance promised on the 12th June appeared eventually at a very late hour. It can be found on the link below. Flexible…