How to handle poor union representation: when to seek legal advice
Commercial litigation and disputes
Insights
Workplace disputes often bring about significant stress and confusion. During these difficult times, trade union representatives play a key role in providing support, ensuring that the rights and interests of union members are protected.
Written by
Louise Goodwin
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BNG is an approach to development and/or land management that aims to leave the natural environment for wildlife in a measurably better state than it was beforehand.
How to obtain a Norwich Pharmacal Order – Key insights
Commercial litigation and disputes
Insights
A Norwich Pharmacal order (NPO) allows a party to obtain information from a third party, typically to help identify a wrongdoer or uncover evidence of misconduct.
Written by
Louise Goodwin
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With more people disputing Wills every year, our specialist Wills solicitors suggest you take legal advice early to avoid financial and familial stress later.
In this digital age the focus of searches is often digital devices with a particular concern that data on those devices will be deleted, destroyed or lost.
Intestacy rules change but co-habiting partners still lose out
Wills & probate
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The position of both co-habitants and surviving spouses can be protected, and unplanned for inheritance tax bills avoided, by drawing up a Will rather than relying on “the one size fits all” provisions laid down by the intestacy rules.
Written by
Emma Pope (née Wiscombe)
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Is a landowner responsible for trees overhanging a public highway?
Insights
PLC has published its comments on landowners’ responsibilities for trees overhanging the public highway and particular care should be taken with Ash trees.
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Is the land a partnership asset? The all-too common question explored
Agriculture
Insights
Without clear documentation, it can be difficult to ascertain how the land is held as in both scenarios the partnership is likely to be permitted to use the land.
Written by
Esther Woolford
and
Robert Mullen
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As we enter 2025, the pace of change in the world of business and politics continues to quicken amid market turbulence and sluggish growth in the UK, a new and returning President in the US and a raft of other challenges both at home and abroad.