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Legal Article
01 Dec 2023
It has been announced by the Master of the Rolls that the Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR) are due to rise in January 2024. The new rates set out below will apply to work carried out from the 1 January 2024. The previous rates are in brackets. Grade Fee Earner London 1…
Insurance
Legal Article
30 Nov 2023
It has been announced by the Master of the Rolls that the Guideline Hourly Rates (GHR) are due to rise in January 2024 and will apply to work carried out from the 1 January 2024. So far the actual figures have not been set so watch this space for more details. They are expected in the next couple of…
Insurance
Legal Article
29 Nov 2023
As we have reported before , a new regime for Fixed recoverable Costs came into effect on the 1 October 2023. The general rule is that it applies to cases worth up to £100 000 issued on or after that date. But for personal injury claims it will apply to causes of action arising on or after the…
Insurance
Legal Article
28 Nov 2023
It is no small task for manufacturers to reshore all or part of their operations. The challenges that face a manufacturer in doing so are numerous. One of the main reshoring logistical challenges centres around the commercial property portfolio from which those operations are going to take place.…
Commercial Property
Legal Article
23 Nov 2023
The Supreme Court have handed down their judgement in the case of Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and another. This judgement confirms that Deliveroo Riders were not in an "employment relationship" for the purposes of Article 11 of the European…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
22 Nov 2023
The Government announced on the 21st November 2023 that it has accepted the Low Pay Commission's (LPC) recommendation on minimum wage rates to apply from April 2024. The Low Pay Commission is an independent body made up of employers, trade unions and experts whose role is to advise the Government on…
Employment & HR
Legal Article
22 Nov 2023
Recently, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) announced its decision to reprimand Nottinghamshire County Council (the Council), for failure to redact sensitive information held within a Child and Family Assessment report, which are used to assess the needs of vulnerable children in…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
22 Nov 2023
We have seen the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rents) Act 2022 come into force, restricting ground rents in new long leases (unless excepted) to a peppercorn rent. But what of the other leasehold reforms we have been hearing of that seem to be making slow progress? Within the King's Speech on 7…
Housing & Regeneration
Legal Article
17 Nov 2023
When it comes to selling a business, the seller and buyer must decide how the business is to be sold. The two main ways are either a share sale or asset sale. While both transactions broadly achieve the same commercial objective, there are fundamental differences in legal effect. Share Sale A…
Corporate
Legal Article
17 Nov 2023
When buying or selling a business you will enter into a purchase contract. The contract will contain different clauses depending on whether you are purchasing the shares of a company or whether you are purchasing the assets of a business. However, it is common for the purchase contract to contain…
Corporate
