
We are delighted to have advised the management team of MM-Eye Limited on their recent successful management buy-out of the business.

The High Court issued a major judgment on 15 September, the effect of which is to provide a direction to insurers to consider claims payments to businesses who held business interruption insurance and were forced to close due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Covid-19 restrictions have shone the spotlight on agile working in a way never before seen.

Despite a number of restraints, working life appears to be getting back to “new normal”. For company secretaries and in house lawyers, it is, at last, an opportunity to look back, reflect and then put lessons learnt, since March, into practice.

According to a study by Rightmove, the number of homes selling within a week of being placed on the market is at its highest level for ten years.

There are new regulations that suspend and amend Schedule 29 of the Coronavirus Act 2020. All new possession notices will now have to comply with the extended notice periods.

Our latest fundraising efforts saw Devonshires staff (and family) recreate famous pieces of art in a variety of innovative and original ways!

As an employer, all social housing and care providers will be a “responsible person” for the purposes of the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 2013.

In our new article, we the key principles of the proposed new planning system and consider whether they are a threat or an opportunity for affordable housing providers.

In our new article, we provide an overview of the proposed new system, as well as an outline of the updated Use Classes Order and its impacts for landlords and developers.