6th May 2020
Signing and verifying property deeds just got easier with ‘Mercury signatures’
With the UK on lockdown, and adapting to new ways of working, changes across different practices are being introduced to work with the current climate. For the property…
Relocation, Relocation, Relocation
The UK’s lockdown has transformed the way that we both live and work. Our usual office desk space has been swapped for the kitchen worktop, bedroom dresser or…
5th May 2020
What happens next? – returning to the workplace after ‘lockdown’
Over the next few days and weeks, the Government may announce measures to ease the lockdown restrictions. In addition, the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme is currently due to…
Furloughing Employees FAQs
On 15 April 2020, the Chancellor gave a Treasury Direction setting out the rules, detail and eligibility requirements of the scheme. This Direction is the legal framework under…
New Employee Right: Parental Bereavement Leave
Parental Bereavement Leave is a right which we all hope will never, ever, apply to us and ours. The death of a child is surely one of the…
4th May 2020
Beneficial ownership of the family home
The ownership of a property is determined by the title deeds or the records held by the Land Registry relating to the property in question. In matrimonial law,…
1st May 2020
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – Advice for UK Visa Applicants
The Home Office has announced new provisions to cover those foreign nationals who have received 30 day visas to work, study or join family in the UK, and…
30th April 2020
Making or updating a will during the Coronavirus pandemic
1. Can people still make or update their will during the Coronavirus pandemic? How can a solicitor help? People certainly can still make or update their will during…
29th April 2020
COVID-19: Managing the return to work
Remote working has moved on hugely over the last decade, giving us the tools that allow many to work remotely, process facts, hold meetings, speak and write. During…
28th April 2020
UK Government proposes further measures to curb landlords ‘aggressive’ rent collection strategies
The government announced on the 23rd April (updated on the 25th) further measures to protect commercial tenants, including the temporarily voiding of statutory demands and winding-up petitions where…