Employers have long been expected to address harassment when it occurs in the workplace. Increasingly, however, the legal focus has begun to move beyond how organisations respond after an incident and towards the steps they take to prevent it happening in the first place. This reflects a growing expectation that employers should actively create working environments in which dignity and respect are protected.

By the time a relationship reaches the point of financial proceedings, something fundamental has usually shifted. Conversations that once felt manageable become strained. Communication narrows or stops altogether.

One of the most striking findings from the recent Global Family Business Think Tank was the near unanimity among experts that inheritance disputes pose a serious threat to family enterprises. Ninety five per cent of contributors agreed that disputes over inheritance represent a major risk to continuity.

Spiritual abuse is a form of control that many people struggle to recognise at first. It does not fit neatly into the traditional image of domestic abuse, and it often takes place in private, within belief systems that may be deeply personal or culturally significant

The decision in Crest Nicholson v Ardmore represents a significant development in the application of the Building Safety Act 2022 (“BSA”), in particular the Court’s approach to Building Liability Orders (“BLOs”) under section 130. It is the first detailed consideration of the “just and equitable” test in this context and only the second reported instance of the High Court granting such an order.

In February 2023, McDonald's Restaurants Limited entered into a formal agreement with the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) after concerns were raised about how sexual harassment complaints were being handled in a number of its UK restaurants.

When someone dies, the people left behind trust that their loved one’s estate will be dealt with honestly and fairly. A High Court judgment handed down in May 2026 is a powerful reminder that this is not always the case, and that legal documents produced close to death are not always what they appear to be.

Settlement agreements rarely arrive at convenient moments. They tend to surface when something has already gone wrong, when a working relationship has reached a point where it cannot realistically continue and both sides need a way out that avoids further damage.

The Paternity Leave (Bereavement) Act 2024, in force from 29 December 2025, introduces a day-one entitlement to statutory paternity leave in one specific situation. Where a child’s mother, adopter or intended adopter dies in connection with childbirth or placement, the surviving parent may be entitled to take statutory paternity leave immediately, without needing the usual qualifying period of service.

The boundaries between work and personal life have blurred considerably in recent years, and nowhere is that more visible than in the humble smartphone. Many employees now use their personal phones to check emails, share documents, message colleagues, and access client information as a matter of course. For employers, the convenience is real. So, too, are the risks.

Inheritance disputes in England and Wales are rising sharply, and two converging trends explain why. The first is the sustained increase in residential property values: according to HM Land Registry data, the average UK house price now stands at just under £268,000, compared with around £153,000 twenty years ago, a rise of more than 75 per cent. What was once a modest family home has become, in many cases, a significant asset, and one that can transform even a straightforward-looking estate into something worth contesting.

The reforms recently introduced by the Employment Rights Act will require many employers to start reviewing how workplace policies and procedures operate in practice. Updating important documentation and internal processes will form only part of that task, as managers will also need to understand how the new framework affects everyday situations within the workplace.

Until recently, drones have been more the concern of aviation regulators and hobbyists than property solicitors. But with rapid advances in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology...

Buying property in Spain feels, to most UK buyers, more familiar than it is. The process has a similar shape to a UK purchase. You find a property, agree a price, sign contracts, then complete. The legal framework underneath that shape, however, is different in ways that matter, and the points at which things go wrong are rarely the obvious ones. They tend to be structural issues that were not identified before commitment was made, and that become significantly harder to resolve once they have arisen.

Grandparent-grandchild relationship is often one of the strongest, most meaningful bonds there can be, with grandparents being known to shower their little ones with love and presents.

It's not where anyone expects to end up. You marry or enter into a civil partnership full of love and hope for the future, then before the first anniversary approaches, it's clear things just aren't working out.

A recent High Court decision has brought into focus a question that many families will not consider until it becomes unavoidable. Where a child is born through an international surrogacy arrangement, how will they be treated under existing trusts that were drafted for a very different era?

For most families, a child's eighteenth birthday is a proud moment. It signals independence, the start of adult life and a chance to make choices about education, health and money.

Love doesn't always fit the traditional mould. For some, it means one lifelong partnership.

Most inheritance disputes do not arise because someone failed to say what they wanted. They arise because what was said never became legally effective. From a contentious probate perspective, this is a familiar pattern.