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“Levelling up” is a political hot topic at present. However, recent legal and case law developments, starting with the UK’s Insurance Act 2015, have also shown an insurance legal agenda to “level up” policyholders’ interests with those of insurers.

James Gostling discusses the increase in clients asking for Covid Clauses to be inserted into their contracts when moving home, and why it advisable to consider inserting the clause.

Partner Katie Maguire comments that thousands more UK workers could face pay cuts because the Furlough Scheme has made it more ‘socially acceptable’ for employers to ask staff to take a permanent salary reduction.

Rishi Sunak, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced his 3 point plan to get millions of people back to work: 1) to support people to find jobs, 2) to create jobs, and 3) to protect jobs. In this article, we focus on the employment programmes that were announced.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, has today announced temporary changes to the Stamp Duty Land Tax regime.

The Coronavirus Act 2020 (the Act) came into force yesterday and it has introduced a number of measures in relation to Commercial Tenancies

One of the key aspects of the new off payroll working rules is the obligation on the client to determine the status of a contractor providing services through an intermediary.

On 31st October last year the Government published the Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020.

We are pleased to announce that our Leeds office has moved to larger premises in the city to accommodate planned expansion.

What does this landmark judgment mean for directors?

In this article, we identify the five important developments of 2020 HR and Employment law, and how these are likely to affect both workers and employers rights.

The Building (Amendment) Regulations 2018 – SI 2018/1230 come into force on 21 December 2018. This article considers what this means for current and future projects.