The Fire Safety Act received Royal Assent on 29 April 2021 and became law after a controversial and lengthy passage through Parliament.

There has been more about reported about Rishi Sunak's £90 sliders and the can of Sprite on his desk (do remember the seven fillings in March's ‘coke-gate') ...

As we head through January, for many the Self Assessment deadline of 31 January hangs over us, making us feel as grey as Eeyore. However, this year there is a little good news from HMRC. Well sort of.

An extract from the Lightbulb Sessions with Guy Wilmot, in conjunction with the Great British Entrepreneurs Awards of which Russell-Cooke is currently a sponsor.

The 16-page Beecroft report has been controversial for a number of reasons, including the fact that some employer organisations doubt whether the proposals would actually increase new hires.

When a child or young person exhibits signs or has the courage to express that their sex at birth does not match their gender they require acceptance...

In a change of stance, the Charity Commission is now urging charities without rules permitting meetings to be held remotely or on a hybrid basis...

On 1 June 2023 the National Crime Agency (NCA) published its new guidance on submitting better Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) which can be accessed here.

On the Halloween theme, family associate Harriet Collins advises on "nightmare" legal issues that can arise following a divorce or separation.

During the pandemic many couples took a leap into the next stage of their relationships. There were pandemic engagements, pregnancies and many who spent the majority of the...

Recently the High Court considered whether court-approved divorce settlement can be challenged by a new spouse under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants Act) Act 1975.

The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) recently released a research report regarding bereavement damages across the United Kingdom.

Following a recent Supreme Court decision, leaseholders exercising the Right to Manage (RTM) in a multi block estate will now only have the right to manage the building and other property...

The recent judgment in the case of Sage v Secretary of State for Housing, Local Government and Communities [2021] EWHC 2885 (Admin)...

Unfortunately, not all parents are able to agree on a choice of school for their child.

The need to increase diversity on charity boards is widely acknowledged. Research by the Charity Commission in 2017 found that 7 out of 10 trustees are men and the median age of charity trustees is 61 years.

Russell-Cooke's environmental credentials have been endorsed by Legal Business magazine whose research shows the firm to be a leader in reducing carbon emissions.

Quite frequently, my friends get a bit grumpy with me because my mind has flitted from one point to another without much obvious (to them) connection between the two.

Following much anticipation, the announcement on 10 January 2022 by the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, on cladding remediation costs for medium height buildings...

Spiderman's Uncle Ben was not the first to coin the phrase: "With great power comes great responsibility". Some say it goes back as early as first century Rome, and even then was borrowed from one of Ancient Greece's great thinkers.