Nearly 8 years after the Manchester Arena Bombing, the long-awaited Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill 2024 (“Martyn’s Law”) received royal assent on 3 April 2025.
Written by
Tim Williamson
and
Sam Harkness
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Midlands a hot spot for serious workplace accidents
Serious injury
Insights
The Clarke Willmott personal injury team acts for severely injured victims of accidents at work to help secure the best treatment, care, rehabilitation and compensation.
Written by
Philip Edwards
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Paula is a Senior Associate in the family Team specialising in complex divorce, financial remedy, and children matters, with a focus on achieving fair, pragmatic outcomes through both collaborative and court based solutions.
So you think you are paying the national minimum wage?
Employment
Insights
We know from the HMRC’s annual reporting that even the most well-known employers fail to pay some of their staff the National Minimum Wage. Could you unwittingly be one of them and how can you avoid a nasty surprise if HMRC comes knocking?
Written by
Sharon Latham
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Training is an essential part of ensuring that managers/supervisors handle staffing issues in the right way and employees know what is expected of them. This is where we can help.
Written by
Paula Squire
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The long goodbye, or an early exit – weighing up the options
Employment
Insights
Dealing with a departure from your team can pose operational and business risks, which need to be carefully managed. A business enjoys much stronger protection and greater flexibility when dealing with team member departures if it has a well-drafted employment contract in place.
Written by
Tim Copplestone
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The significance of international post and prenups for professional athletes
Family law
Insights
Professional sports athletes often move abroad to enhance their careers, in these scenarios a pre- or post-nuptial agreement should be seriously considered.
Written by
Chris Longbottom
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The winner takes it all in Defamation – Litigation strategy and the art of winning
Civil dispute resolution
Insights
For businesses and high net worth or public individuals bringing or defending defamation litigation it is important to use the various tools available to bring cases to a conclusion as quickly and cheaply as possible.
Written by
John Flint
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