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New Workplace Sexual Harassment Legislation Effective From 26 October 2024

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Employment
From 26 October 2024, employers will be under a new positive duty to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.

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Nils Richards - Solicitor - Commercial Property - Bristol

Nils Richards

Associate

Bristol
Nils is an Associate in the Commercial Property Team specialising in the acquisition and disposal of development land.
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Oliver Smedley

Partner

Bristol
Oliver is a Partner and leads our Social Housing Development Team, specialising in development work for Registered Providers.
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Our commitment to net zero

Clarke Willmott is committed to achieving full net zero emissions by the end of 2035. Protecting the world around us is important to the firm and we are looking at the ways we can minimise our impact on the environment both through our operations and behaviours.

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Paige Skudder

Solicitor

Taunton
Paige advises businesses on commercial disputes including debt claims, contract disputes, shareholder/partner disputes, with a particular focus on agri-businesses.
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Patent law

Intellectual property
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A patent is a monopoly right which protects inventions. The key point about a monopoly right is that it protects the invention not merely against people who copy it, but those who independently devise or develop something falling within the scope of the patent’s claims. Patents can cover either processes or products.

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Paul Davies - Partner - Private Client - Clarke Willmott Manchester

Paul Davies

Partner

Manchester
Paul is a Partner and head of the private capital team in Clarke Willmott’s Manchester office. Paul specialises in estate planning, Wills, & trusts for clients with complex family and finance arrangements.
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Pension transfer specialists warned against circumventing UK legislation

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Financial services litigation
When individuals lacking the expertise of a pension transfer specialist and the necessary permissions refer clients to specialized firms, questions arise regarding liability.

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Personal injury trusts

Medical negligence
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A personal injury trust is a legal document which allows any compensation you receive as a result of an accident or injury to be disregarded when you are assessed for means tested benefits. It may also protect your compensation from being used to pay any care fees if you believe you may need to go into residential care in the future.

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Phase 1 of Awaab’s Law to take effect from October 2025

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Social housing providers
On 6 February 2025 the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government announced the three-phase introduction of Awaab’s law. This landmark reform is part of their agenda to improve the safety and quality of social housing.

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Predictable working pattern requests: a right of the future

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Gina McCadden discusses a new legislation received Royal Assent in September 2023 which permits workers who do not have clear and predictable working patterns to request such from their employers.

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