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Browse our law brief articles and blogs, aimed at addressing the practical implications of the latest legal developments affecting you and your organisation.

Articles & Blogs Employment Healthcare

Short Extension to Window for Healthcare Employers to Deal with Minimum Wage for Sleep-In Staff

Friday, 13 October 2017

The government has announced that it will continue to suspend the enforcement of national minimum wage in respect of sleep-in shifts for healthcare providers.

Short Extension to Window for Healthcare Employers to Deal with Minimum Wage for Sleep-In Staff

Articles & Blogs Conveyancing

Landlords and Tenants - Are Your Service Charges Reasonable?

Thursday, 12 October 2017

Whether you are a tenant or landlord, it is in your interest that your block of flats is well maintained and insured. Usually the landlord carries out these tasks.

Landlords and Tenants - Are Your Service Charges Reasonable?

Articles & Blogs Brexit

Brexit Contract Issues - Choosing a Jurisdiction to Decide Disputes

Wednesday, 11 October 2017

We look closely at a current concern in drafting commercial contracts whilst the terms of Brexit remain unclear - where will any dispute be decided?


Articles & Blogs Charities

Recent Developments on Fundraising Regulation

Monday, 09 October 2017

As fundraising regulation remains in the news, we recap on recent developments.

Recent Developments on Fundraising Regulation

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

#stepchange - A New UUK Campaign for Mental Health

Thursday, 18 January 2018

Mental health has been described as a crisis for UK universities. The number of students forced to drop out of their courses due to mental health problems has trebled in recent years, with associated legal claims and suicides generating media attention.

#stepchange - A New UUK Campaign for Mental Health

Articles & Blogs Charities

Charity Commission Criticises Under-Reporting of Serious Incidents as it Publishes New Guidance

Monday, 09 October 2017

New guidance underlines the importance of reporting serious incidents to the Charity Commission.

Charity Commission Criticises Under-Reporting of Serious Incidents as it Publishes New Guidance

Articles & Blogs Charities

A New Offence for Charities - Failure to Prevent the Criminal Facilitation of Tax Evasion

Monday, 09 October 2017

What action should charities take as a result of the new offence?

A New Offence for Charities - Failure to Prevent the Criminal Facilitation of Tax Evasion

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

The New Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims - How Will it Affect Universities?

Thursday, 18 January 2018

The new Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims came into force on 1 October 2017. The Protocol aims to reduce the number of claims coming before the court by encouraging early communication between the parties, including early exchange of information.

The New Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims - How Will it Affect Universities?

Articles & Blogs Data Protection Independent Schools Information Law

Does Your School Prevent Staff and Governors from Using Their Personal Email Addresses?

Monday, 09 October 2017

This is a data protection issue which is not often appreciated by schools. In our experience many schools do not realise that staff and governors using their personal email addresses for school work raises data protection risks until it is too late.

Data Protection

Articles & Blogs Charities

Charitable Companies to Be Able to Convert to CIOs from January 2018

Monday, 09 October 2017

Is your charity interested in converting to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation?

Charitable Companies to Be Able to Convert to CIOs from January 2018

Articles & Blogs Debt Recovery

The Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims - Why Debt Recovery Could Become a Virtue

Wednesday, 30 May 2018

The Ministry of Justice released the Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims ("the Protocol") on 1st October 2017.

The Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims - Why Debt Recovery Could Become a Virtue

Articles & Blogs Higher Education

Immigration Update - Changes Likely to Affect Universities

Thursday, 18 January 2018

There have been several recent immigration updates which are likely to affect universities.

Immigration Update - Changes Likely to Affect Universities

Articles & Blogs Debt Recovery Independent Schools

School Fee Recovery - New Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims

Monday, 09 October 2017

A new Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims came into force on 1 October 2017.

School Fee Recovery - New Pre-action Protocol for Debt Claims

Articles & Blogs Independent Schools

Employment Update - An Overview of the Latest Key Issues

Monday, 09 October 2017

The summer period has been a particularly busy time for employment law. The key themes keeping the Employment Tribunals busy have included worker status, whistleblowing and discrimination.

Employment Law

Articles & Blogs Charities Independent Schools

New Memorandum of Understanding Between DfE and Charity Commission - What's Changing?

Monday, 09 October 2017

A new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Charity Commission and the Department for Education is now available.

Education Law