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With the lockdown restrictions easing, and the economy beginning to return to some form of normality, many companies are planning for the recovery of affected business. Unfortunately, for some this...

The Government has issued guidance for commercial landlords and tenants to cooperate and work flexibly to ensure that businesses are supported and protected from the effects of the pandemic. At...

There has been a breakthrough for residential landlords of assured shorthold tenancies following the judgment of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield, which was handed down on 18 June 2020. The...

Research[1] in 2018 showed that half of all adults in the UK did not have a Will in place, with this figure rising to almost 60% among parents. Since the...

The Government has recently announced that landlords of residential properties will have to wait until at least September for claims to recover possession of their properties to be heard. Where...

Careful consideration needs to be given to any “without prejudice” communications because there are exceptions to the general rule that this type of communication will not be disclosed to a...

As companies struggle to pay debts, lenders and suppliers are increasingly looking to directors to pay those debts where the director has given a personal guarantee.  What is a director’s...

On 29 May 2020, the Chancellor announced that no new entrants to the Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) will be accepted after 30 June 2020. As all furloughed employees...

The question of whether the lockdown will lead to more divorce is one I’ve talked about with the team at Debenhams Ottaway as well as family and friends. I hope not,...

Research firm Legacy Foresight is predicting that charities’ income from legacies could fall by as much as 27 per cent this year, as a result of the coronavirus crisis. We...