A brief introduction to the Pubs Code

Property litigation

Insights

The Pubs Code came into force on 21 July 2016 with the aim of regulating the relationship between tied pub tenants (“TPTs”) and their landlords.

31 January 2018

Written by

Laura Robbetts

Applying to discharge restrictive covenants

Property litigation

Insights

We provide a guide to practical benefits of substantial value or advantage when applying to discharge restrictive covenants

8 November 2021

Written by

Nicola Seager

and

Henry Russell

Are your business’s terms and conditions enforceable?

Commercial contracts and agreements

Insights

Failure to highlight onerous terms to your customer might mean that your terms and conditions cannot be enforced.

13 September 2022

Written by

Cathy Harris

Before, during and after – Environment Agency prosecution and orders show importance of early advice

Crime & regulatory

Insights

Our regulatory team regularly acts for farmers, land owners and businesses engaging with the Environment Agency and local authorities with regards to allegations of environmental pollution. Contact us online today.

19 December 2024

Written by

Tim Williamson

,

Bridget Sanger

and

Sam Harkness

Bonus or backfire: Professional sport employment contracts & bonus awards

Employment

Insights

Bonus schemes are an important part of the employment relationship. In professional sport, contractual bonus schemes often trigger significant bonus distributions.

5 March 2024

Written by

Tim Copplestone

Changes on the high street – employers get informed

Employment

Insights

Kathryn Walters, a senior associate in the employment team at Clarke Willmott LLP, looks at key employment law considerations for retailers in the current market.

23 April 2024

Written by

Kathryn Walters

Count-down to identity verification for directors and PSCs and new rules for company registers

Insights

If you are a company director there are changes, soon to be implemented, at Companies House which will impact you. Companies House recently announced that 18 November 2025 is D-Day for mandatory identity verification for directors and persons with significant control (PSCs).

4 September 2025

Written by

Sian Symmonds

and

Aidan Clucas

Courts provide some clarity on pay less notices

Construction

Insights

A recent case in the Technology and Construction Court has shed some very welcome light on a fairly obscure part of the Construction Act relating to the correct timing for issuing Pay Less Notices.

5 March 2025

Written by

Mark Christie

Do I really need a shareholders’ agreement?

Corporate and commercial law

Insights

A shareholders’ agreement gives you an opportunity to discuss and reach an agreement on these, and many other situations, with your co-founders at an early stage.

12 October 2023

Written by

Tom Potts

Employment rights recap: Elite sportswomen and pregnancy – Entitlement to a risk assessment

Employment

Insights

In the UK, pregnant employees are legally entitled to a risk assessment in the workplace to ensure their health and safety, as well as that of their unborn child. This entitlement applies equally to employed elite sportswomen.

13 November 2024

Written by

Sarah MacLarty

Focus on financial services litigation at Clarke Willmott

Financial services litigation

Insights

Clarke Willmott’s specialist financial services litigation team act for individuals and SMEs, across the country, on a range of disputes in the financial services sector.

5 July 2024

Written by

Darren Kidd

A brief introduction to the Pubs Code

Applying to discharge restrictive covenants

Are your business’s terms and conditions enforceable?

Before, during and after – Environment Agency prosecution and orders show importance of early advice

Bonus or backfire: Professional sport employment contracts & bonus awards

Changes on the high street – employers get informed

Count-down to identity verification for directors and PSCs and new rules for company registers

Courts provide some clarity on pay less notices

Do I really need a shareholders’ agreement?

Employment rights recap: Elite sportswomen and pregnancy – Entitlement to a risk assessment

Focus on financial services litigation at Clarke Willmott

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