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.

10 March 2025

Written by

Louise Goodwin

How to make nature recovery pay

Agriculture

Insights

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.

26 April 2024

Written by

Caroline Waller

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.

24 March 2025

Written by

Louise Goodwin

How to prevent Will disputes

Civil dispute resolution

Insights

With more people disputing Wills every year, our specialist Wills solicitors suggest you take legal advice early to avoid financial and familial stress later.

5 April 2024

Written by

Bonita Walters

Imaging orders: Is the search over?

Civil dispute resolution

Insights

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.

7 October 2021

Written by

Louise Goodwin

In the spotlight: Amy Peacey

Commercial contracts and agreements

Insights

In the Spring edition of our Social Housing Newsletter, our spotlight lands on recently promoted Amy Peacey.

6 May 2021

Written by

Amy Peacey

Inheritance issues for the LGBTQ+ community

Wills & probate

Insights

In some ways the law is still evolving to encompass the different forms of family that now exist.

1 June 2024

Written by

Carol Hawking (previously Cummins)

Intestacy rules change but co-habiting partners still lose out

Wills & probate

Insights

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.

10 March 2020

Written by

Emma Pope (née Wiscombe)

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.

4 December 2012

Is the land a partnership asset? The all-too common question explored

Agriculture

Insights

In an ideal world, all business owners operating as a partnership will have a signed written agreement recording whether any land used by the partnership is intended to belong to the partnership or whether it will belong to one or more of the partners personally.

9 May 2024

Written by

Esther Woolford

and

Robert Mullen

Key Corporate Trends for 2025

Corporate and commercial law

Insights

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.

31 January 2025

Written by

Kim Klahn

How to handle poor union representation: when to seek legal advice

How to make nature recovery pay

How to obtain a Norwich Pharmacal Order – Key insights

How to prevent Will disputes

Imaging orders: Is the search over?

In the spotlight: Amy Peacey

Inheritance issues for the LGBTQ+ community

Intestacy rules change but co-habiting partners still lose out

Is a landowner responsible for trees overhanging a public highway?

Is the land a partnership asset? The all-too common question explored

Key Corporate Trends for 2025

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