Planning Obligations [caption id="attachment_5380" align="alignleft" width="214"] Katy Maskell-Edwards[/caption] Anyone planning a development, whether a single house or a bigger project, needs to be aware that planning obligations, designed to regulate the build within local authority  planning policy may become an issue. Katy Maskell-Edwards, a Senior Associate in our Residential Property Department, has recently been acting…

Company Registration Changes [caption id="attachment_5357" align="alignleft" width="214"] David Leuchars[/caption] The UK Government has recently introduced the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act. This act, to be implemented in phases, brings about a series of changes to Companies House regulations, the official register of companies in the UK with the stated aim of enhancing transparency and…

Employment Law Changes - April 2024 Spring is seeing a raft of changes in employment law. These changes mainly began on 6 April and can be summarised as follows: The Carer’s Leave Regulations 2024 create a new statutory entitlement to unpaid carer’s leave for employees who have a dependent with a long-term care need. A…

New Employment Obligation A new obligation on employers to prevent sexual harassment comes into force this year. Our Head of Employment, Iain Jenkins, looks at the implications. A new law on the prevention of sexual harassment will come into force in October this year. The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act) Act makes changes to…