Spotlight on equal pay

Equal pay is a legal obligation. In recent months it has hit the headlines, with the BBC notably coming under fire for inequality in pay between the sexes. And you can expect more front pages, as by 4 April 2018 (or 30 March for the public sector) all employers with...

Can pre-nup agreements help to save your marriage?

Wedding season is just around the corner, and has an extra buzz thanks to the brace of royal weddings planned for 2018. If you’re tying the knot this year, it’s likely you’ve spent time carefully planning everything from bouquets to bunting. But have you given a...

How Efficient Is Your Property?

Partner and head of litigation Sarah-Kate Jackson discusses how forthcoming changes to the EPC Regulations will affect commercial landlords. From 1st April 2018 a minimum energy efficiency standard (MEES) will apply to rented commercial buildings.  Landlords will not...

The New Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims

On 1 October 2017 a new pre-action protocol for debt claims (“the Debt Protocol”) came into force. The Debt Protocol applies to businesses (including sole traders and public bodies) claiming payment of a debt from an individual (including a sole trader). It does not...

Keep Christmas for the children

Christmas celebrations for children are too often marked by family divisions when relationships break down.   According to statistics from the ONS around 100,000 children per year see their parents divorcing, with many of those families breaking up immediately after a...