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How to safeguard business assets, including employees, clients and contracts

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As a business leader, your clients, relationships, and confidential business secrets are your crown jewels. You must handle them with the utmost care or risk your business’s success. If you don’t you might end up gifting your hard work and talent to your nearest competitor.

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Is failing to perform a C-section always negligent?

Medical negligence
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Clinical negligence solicitor, Vanessa Harris, specialises in claims involving obstetric injury and shares her experience of dealing with these types of claims.

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Key Corporate Trends for 2025

Corporate and commercial law
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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.

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Martyn’s Law and the protection of premises

Crime & regulatory
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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.

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New precision breeding legislation will put UK at forefront of Agri-Tech revolution

Agriculture
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The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act provides opportunities to grow crops that are more nutritious and resilient, with the aim of increasing production rates and cutting costs for farmers.

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Physical retail isn’t dead – it’s evolving

Retail & leisure
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The opening of a new flagship Marks & Spencer store in Bristol city centre is a clear signal that traditional high street retail remains relevant – and can thrive – alongside online shopping across the UK.

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Prenuptial & postnuptial agreements: Protecting agricultural assets

Agriculture
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Nuptial agreements are an agreement entered into prior to marriage (prenup) or after marriage (postnup) is made between spouses to regulate the rights and responsibilities regarding their financial assets, including agricultural assets and farming business interests, in the event of a divorce or separation.

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Professional firms warn of wave of Covid loan-linked insolvencies

Commercial litigation and disputes
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Interest rate and inflation “double whammy” could spell the end for indebted businesses, say Evelyn Partners and Clarke Willmott.

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Protecting inheritance from divorce

Family law
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Many consider that inheritances ought to be ring-fenced on divorce for the party to whom it has been left but the law is not that straightforward. However, there are steps which can be taken to minimise the risk of inherited assets being “invaded” in the event of a divorce.

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Reforming the Professional Negligence Pre-Action Protocol: Why penalties for non-engagement with ADR are so important

Commercial litigation and disputes
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The Professional Negligence Pre-Action Protocol (PAP) was initially introduced in July 2001 to provide a framework for parties involved in claims of professional negligence to engage in early discussions before starting formal legal proceedings.

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Share schemes and corporate tax

Corporate and commercial law
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Thinking about joining a company share scheme or offering one to your employees? Share schemes can be a great way to reward staff and build loyalty, but they also come with important tax and legal considerations.

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