This is a question often asked by clients and, in view of the recent pandemic, something which a lot of clients say they, and their family, wish that they had made sooner.

All employers are required to carry out right to work checks on every potential employee before the employee can start work.

The recent case of Reeves v Drew & others, recently reported in the Law Society Gazette highlights the importance of getting the right advice in connection with the preparation of your Will.

It is thought that 2021 saw the highest level on record of gifts to charity through crypto currency.

Intellectual property and copyright has recently been in the news as Ed Sheeran has appeared in court to give evidence in a High Court copyright trial in relation to his 2017 song ‘Shape of You'.

Life is now increasingly becoming digital. We have laptops, smartphones, Facebook, Instagram, ITunes, pay pal, online banking, private email accounts, Amazon Accounts, digital photographs and for the brave cryptocurrency.

Our Healthcare Team have a passion to support care providers in running efficient and compliant businesses.

When a relationship between franchisor and franchisee comes to an end, the franchise agreement will inevitably contain restrictions that prevent a franchisee from carrying out various activities for a defined period of time.

E-Scooter users are one of the most vulnerable road user groups. This is largely due to their lack of protection, they are also harder for drivers to spot on the road.

There is an extra bank holiday on Friday 3rd June 2022. In addition the end of May 2022 bank holiday has been moved to Thursday 2nd June 2022 meaning there will be a 4 day bank holiday weekend in the UK. For more information click here.

During the pandemic the purchase of horses unseen increased substantially due to the inability to physically view horses for various reasons.

Franchising is a popular way to expand a business and an increasing number of people are interested in taking on their own franchise.

After completion of an inspection by CQC and despite going through the motions of challenging a draft inspection report...

HMRC's Trust Registration Service, which was initially introduced in 2017, made it a requirement for certain trusts to provide HMRC with information regarding trustees, beneficiaries and trust assets.

This means that the conversations regarding the offer of a settlement agreement and the agreement itself is considered ‘off the record' and cannot be referred to in ...

A Supreme Court judgment is eagerly awaited by employers where clarity is expected to be provided on how to approach calculating holiday pay for workers with irregular hours.

The move to ‘no fault' divorce has been the subject of campaigns for several years and is now set to arrive in practice on 6 April 2022.

In the recent Court of Appeal judgment of Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC [2022] EWCA Civ 318, the court has provided further clarity on the question of whether a bank owes its customer a duty of care in respect of fraudulent transactions.

There has been a lot of press coverage in relation to P & O Ferries and the alleged sacking of 800 staff without any fair process.

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has nearly completed rolling out its new assessment framework. Providers must understand the new framework's 34 Quality Statements and 6 Evidence Categories. The Factual Accuracy process is crucial for challenging draft reports, impacting service ratings and potential enforcement actions.