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Adverse Weather – an employer’s guide to weathering the storm

Do I have to pay employees unable to get to work because of bad weather conditions?

Tips for minimising dilapidations claims at lease expiry

Many tenants approaching the end of their commercial leases are overwhelmed by the sudden realisation that they have to repair the premises before leaving. This sudden cost can be financially very expensive – so here are 5 tips for…

Insolvency: Disclaimer of Property – No Way Back!

Karyn Coburn considers the decision in Sleight v The Crown Estate Commissioners [2018] EWHC 3489 (Ch) where a trustee in bankruptcy didn’t have sufficient ‘interest’ in disclaimed property to apply for a vesting order to claim surplus…

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Howes Percival successfully acts in NHS Trust trademark case

First case to be heard by the Intellectual Property…

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Howes Percival expands Leicester office with three new Partners

Hat-trick of Spearing Waite hires creates the largest…