People Services Sectors Insights Knowing the law is a given. We’ll put it in context for you, simplify unnecessarily complex legal jargon and help you understand the bigger picture. Go to next panel Home > Knowledge Knowledge Commercial contracts / Information technology / Technology Pain-free tech procurement 25 Nov, 2021 by: Kathryn Rogers If investment in technology is required, here are some top tips to help ensure your procurement process is pain-free: Ensure you have clearly identified what your business needs... Read more Leasehold enfranchisement In anticipation of FirstPort Property Services Ltd v Settlers Court RTM Company in the Supreme Court 9 Nov, 2021 by: Harvey Crump The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from FirstPort Property Services this week after its initial appeal “leapfrogged” the Court of Appeal. The case will decide whether a... Read more Leasehold enfranchisement Options for leaseholders - the Right to Manage 19 Oct, 2021 by: George Calvert Whilst we await the next steps in relation to the reinvigoration of Commonhold, leaseholders that are unhappy with the management of their building may wish to consider the Right... Read more Family businesses Winning the Generation Game 29 Sep, 2021 by: Cripps Pemberton Greenish With around 70% of all family businesses failing in the initial transition from generation 1 to generation 2, the earlier they embark on succession planning the greater the chance... Read more Advertising & media What is new for international data transfers? 28 Sep, 2021 by: Kathryn Rogers Following the decision in the Schrems II case in July 2020, the EU’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) have been subject to review both in the EU and in the UK. New EU... Read more Taking the splash!: Advice for employers when considering requests from employees to work overseas 13 Sep, 2021 by: Rhona Darbyshire One of the most significant consequences of Covid-19 has been the shift and adaptation to homeworking. Indeed as borders have opened up, many employees are looking to exploit... Read more What role will the office play post-pandemic? 17 Aug, 2021 by: Cripps Pemberton Greenish As part of our hybrid working campaign, we’re speaking to industry leaders from a variety of sectors to find out how their working styles have adapted during the pandemic. In... Read more Leasehold enfranchisement Adapting to ground rent reform – the developer and investor perspective 3 Aug, 2021 by: Kerry Glanville This Autumn, the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rents) Bill is anticipated to be enacted. In leases granted after this time, landlords will be no longer be able to recover ground rent... Read more International clients Choisir le bon modèle de travail hybride 16 Jul, 2021 by: Melanie Stancliffe Les modèles de travail hybride, c’est-à-dire ce savant dosage de télétravail et de journées en présentiel au bureau présente à la fois des opportunités et des enjeux... Read more Employment (individual) As businesses adopt new working models post pandemic – what must you consider as an employee 15 Jul, 2021 by: Melanie Stancliffe As many businesses adopt hybrid working models, where their employees split their time between working from home and attending the workplace, we’re seeing those employees... Read more Vacancies Everyone has an Estate – does everyone need a Plan? 8 Jun, 2021 by: Jeremy Curtis We Brits don’t like talking about inheritances it seems – particularly before the event. But when (according to one recent survey) £5.5tn is expected to change hands through... Read more Leasehold enfranchisement First step on the road to Leasehold Reform and its impact on Enfranchisement 7 Jun, 2021 by: George Calvert The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill is currently making its way through Parliament, with the next step being the committee stage scheduled for 9 June 2021. This is the first... Read more Commercial dispute resolution Completion accounts in share purchase agreements – avoiding disputes 5 May, 2021 by: Gemma Pearmain What are completion accounts and why are they used? A buyer of a business will usually base their offer to purchase it on the most recent financial statements – typically... Read more Leasehold enfranchisement Payments made to a manager appointed under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1987 are service charges 27 Apr, 2021 by: George Calvert There are various options open to tenants of flats that are dissatisfied with the management of their building. These include three different methods of removing the management... Read more Residential property / Tax advice New SDLT rate from 1 April 2021 - Non-Resident Surcharge 7 Apr, 2021 by: Paul Clark SDLT holidays The SDLT ‘holiday’ that can save up to £15,000 on the purchase of a house or other dwelling was due to end on 31 March, but has been extended to purchases... Read more Coronavirus hub / Real estate Covid-19 and the recovery of rent arrears: what options do landlords have left? 25 Mar, 2021 by: Cripps Pemberton Greenish Update 25 March 2021: As expected, the Government has announced that the current restrictions on landlords will be extended from 31 March 2021 to 30 June 2021. This coincides with... Read more Construction Section 233B Insolvency Act 1986 – What does it mean for construction contracts? 21 Mar, 2021 by: Nitej Davda The Corporate Insolvency & Governance Act 2020 introduced a raft of measures designed to provide additional protection to companies in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. ... Read more Banking & finance LIBOR - the end game 4 Mar, 2021 by: Cripps Pemberton Greenish From 1 April 2021 new and re-financed loans should no longer reference LIBOR. That is not an April fools’, but a very real milestone set by the Working Group on Sterling... Read more Employment (business) / Employment (individual) The Supreme Court has the final say on the employment status of Uber drivers 19 Feb, 2021 by: Camilla Beamish The Supreme Court has handed down its decision in Uber v Aslam and has concluded that the employment status of Uber drivers is rightly that of “worker” rather than “self-... Read more Real estate Electronic Communications Code (the Code) and the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (the Act) 1 Feb, 2021 by: Lesley Robinson Court of Appeal decision on the case of Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited (CTIL) v Ashloch and APW [2021] EWCA Civ 90 CA The Court of Appeal has... 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