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Is this the end for BHS?

Dominic Chappell, owner of the British Home Stores chain, has now announced that the company is set to enter into administration, placing ar...

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Wills, Life Planning & Probate

Wills aren't what they used to be...

These days Wills are mainly concerned with the disposal of assets, appointing Executors and perhaps Guardians for children but it has not al...

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Commercial Property

Property technology companies 'Prop tech' and crowdfunding

What happens if you don’t have sufficient funds to invest in property and are unable to afford a mortgage? Property Crowdfunding is an alt...

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Business

Intellectual Property - A 'case' of 'wheel' interest

Since we published our blog ‘Social Media a ‘Wheely’ Good Idea in Intellectual Property’ (click here to view) in relation to the ong...

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Employment Law

National Living Wage - is it workable?

A new mandatory National Living Wage (NLW) has come into force today requiring all employers to pay a wage of at least £7.20 per hour to an...

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Business

FBI stop taking a 'byte' out of Apple

After obtaining a court order forcing Apple to build a “backdoor” into the iPhone, the FBI has now withdrawn their case after claiming t...

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Employment Law

Online Employee Privacy - How far can you go?

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) recently ruled that it was acceptable for an employer to monitor an employee’s private online me...

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Business

The PSC Register - Who's In Control

After receiving Royal Assent in March last year, the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 has slowly been coming into force an...

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Family Law

Ministry of Justice raise divorce fees

On Thursday 17th March 2016 the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) announced a 34% rise in the cost of an application to the Court for a divorce, nul...

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Commercial Property

Changes in Stamp Duty Land Tax, commercial and residential property - where are we now?

Residential Property Background At the Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015 the Chancellor announced that from April 2016 higher...

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Business

Small Businesses 'Glee-ful' over Trademarks

The majority viewing this blog post will be familiar with the US-television show Glee, which focuses on a fictional school choir and has bee...

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Business

Amazon start their supermarket sweep with Morrisons partnership

In one of the year’s more unusual partnerships, the online retailer Amazon has teamed up with Morrisons in order to begin delivering fresh...