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UK charities investing in U.S. private equity or property funds should review their Schedule K-1 forms carefully to identify any allocations of unrelated debt-financed income (UDFI), which could require a Form 990-T filing with the IRS.

Since I started my training contract in 1997 and for the nearly 30 years since, I have picked up a lot of learning points from my time drafting and negotiating commercial contracts and advising clients. As well as keeping up to date with new cases through the year, at the beginning of the year VWV lawyers have a commercial contract update training which provides an opportunity for us to stand back and question why we do things and what lessons we can learn from recent developments. This article shares some of those 2025 lessons with you.

We understand that inspections can be daunting, and that it can be difficult to know how to deal with any deficiencies or unexpected issues that are identified. We share some practical tips on how to prepare for inspections and the steps to take post-inspection.

The Employment Appeal Tribunal has substituted a finding of unfair dismissal where an employer’s internal appeal process broke down in a series of serious procedural failures.

The first substantive tranche of trade union reforms under the Employment Rights Act 2025 came into force on 18 February 2026. 

The High Court has dismissed a judicial review challenge to the EHRC’s interim guidance on the consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland. The judgment provides important clarification for employers navigating single-sex facilities and gender reassignment discrimination.