A new mandatory duty under the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 requires employers to prevent workplace sexual harassment starting 26 October 2024. This duty includes potential compensation uplifts for breaches, and mandates clear policies, training, and complaint handling procedures to ensure compliance.

A Grant of Probate is required in many situations, but not in all instances. In the case of some very simple Estates, it may not be needed at all.

If an injured claimant is found to have been fundamentally dishonest about an aspect of their claim, they could end up losing out on any compensation and be ordered to pay...

Valid service of the prescribed documents (Gas Safety Certificates, EPC and How to Rent guide) for the purposes of serving a Section 21 notice has recently been considered in the case of D'Aubigny v Khan & Anor...

Despite this initially seeming a niche subject to consider, it is important for landlords and the late tenant's surviving family or executors to be aware of the issues...

The recent High Court decision of Providence Building Services Limited -v- Hexagon Housing Association Limited [2023] provided clarification on a contractor's right to terminate...

Having a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) is an excellent way to prepare for later life. You may know someone who has made an LPA, or you have been recommended to make one yourself.

The case of Lowe v Governors of Sutton's Hospital In Charterhouse [2024] EWHC 646 (Ch) was recently heard in the High Court. It was concerned with some of the formalities...

Ellisons have lots of experience in woodland transactions and would be more than happy to guide you through the transaction.

On 5th July 2023, due to the recent high inflation, the government has updated the Statutory Legacy (Fixed Net Sum) to £322,000; this applies to deaths on or after 26th July 2023.

If you buy, inherit or become a trustee of a property with someone else you must decide which type of joint ownership you want and tell HM Land Registry about this when you register the property.

When a court makes an order, it is legally binding and must be followed by both parents. Unfortunately, one parent may disregard or breach a court order...

The concept of adverse possession (sometimes referred to as squatter rights) makes it possible to acquire legal title to a property, despite not purchasing or having it formally transferred to you.

Civil mediation is a voluntary, confidential alternative dispute resolution method where a mediator facilitates settlement discussions between parties. It's generally quicker, less costly, and less stressful than court proceedings, with parties maintaining control over the outcome.

In Sainsbury's Supermarkets Ltd v Medley Assets Ltd [2024], Sainsbury's successfully challenged its landlord's lease renewal opposition on redevelopment grounds, highlighting the importance of tenant-occupied premises ("holding") in determining opposition validity under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954.

An employee ownership trust (an EOT) is, as the name suggests, a trust established for the benefit of a company's employees.

Whether they like their Martinis shaken or stirred, there is one thing that all residential landlords can agree on: getting licensing requirements wrong can be a costly mistake.

The Building Safety Act 2022 (BSA) is ripe for litigation in the context of both its meaning and effect. Canary Riverside (a bit like the BSA is expected to be)...

In a recent survey by the Chartered Institute of Personal Development (CIPD), it was revealed 83% of organisations have hybrid working in place.

In the recent case of 89 Holland Park (Management) Limited v Dell & Dell, the Court of Appeal refused to allow a management company to recover its litigation...