24th June 2020
COVID-19: How does the house buying and selling process now differ
1.With consideration of the current circumstances surrounding coronavirus, how does the house buying and selling process now differ? With the restrictions being lifted, the housing market has started…
22nd June 2020
The new family client in the new normal
Having been a family solicitor for almost 16 years now I have witnessed first-hand how crisis’ in society have a knock-on effect on the type of services clients…
19th June 2020
Does social distancing or the two-metre rule have force of law?
There is plenty of confusion about what you can and cannot do during lockdown and the situation is a fast moving one! There has been significant (and sometimes…
17th June 2020
Government funding for the remediation of non-ACM cladding buildings
It was the third anniversary of the Grenfell fire on 14 June 2020 but it is estimated that there are still around 2,000 residential buildings with potentially dangerous…
15th June 2020
Redundancy – the selection process
Can an employer use a competitive interview process to determine which employees at risk of redundancy should be given alternative employment? The case of Gwynedd Council v Barrett…
The New Flexible Furlough Guidance
The updated Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme Guidance promised on the 12th June appeared eventually at a very late hour. It can be found on the link below. Flexible…
CJRS – FAQ Updates
On 29 May 2020 the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out a number of changes to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), which will take effect over the…
Start over what about turnover
Today the Retail Industry in the UK reopens following lockdown and will shortly be followed by the food and beverage industry - but, as the UK starts over…
11th June 2020
SDLT advantage of buying a vacant plot of land
When buying a new build property, the Stamp Duty Land Tax (“SDLT”) payable can often be a deterrent for purchasers thus, it is not uncommon for developers to…
10th June 2020
The challenges of Lockdown – A personal perspective
Looking back over the last 10 weeks is, in all honesty, a bit of a blur. Days seem to have drifted into weeks and weeks into months. It…