Cinema chain Everyman is the latest of several companies to announce that it is moving staff off zero-hours contracts. It has promised to offer guaranteed monthly hours to hundreds of staff by the end of next year. Everyman’s chief executive Crispin Lilly said after the announcement: “Our staff have never had problems with zero hours…
Read detailsIn May we held our annual charity quiz and were delighted to raise more than £5,000 for Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity. The charity grants wishes to children aged from three to 18 who are living with serious or life-threatening illnesses. The charity recently wrote to us to let us know that the money we…
Read detailsWith more and more women on maternity leave complaining about the treatment they receive from their employers, it is important that employers know what legal rights employees have before, during and after maternity leave. In this article, we summarise the law on maternity. A recent report by Citizens Advice says that the number of women…
Read detailsEd Slaiding and Matthew Cowan from our corporate team recently acted for Dragons’ Den star Sarah Willingham in connection with her investment into the Craft Gin Club.
You can read about Craft Gin Club’s appearance on Dragon’s Den here.
How does a landlord evict a tenant from a residential property if the tenant refuses to move out after being served with the required notice? In a nutshell, the landlord needs to apply to court. But courts tend to be tenant friendly and this can be a frustrating experience for landlords. Most residential properties are…
Read detailsThe decision of the UK to leave the EU raises a host of questions about employment law. At the moment it is impossible to say what form the UK’s relationship with the EU will take post-Brexit and, as a result, how UK employment law will change. What is clear is that despite the referendum result,…
Read detailsThe Olympic Games is a huge event not just for sportsmen and women but advertisers too. Over the next few weeks, companies selling everything from soft drinks to credit cards to watches will be exploiting the world’s biggest sporting event to promote their goods and services. As you may expect, this comes at a price.…
Read detailsA question we are often asked is what a commercial landlord’s legal responsibilities are on the grant of a new lease? As a general rule, this depends on the terms of the lease. Having said that, there are laws that a landlord needs to be aware of when renting out commercial premises, many of which…
Read detailsThe Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) comes into force and effect on 3 July 2016, replacing the existing market abuse regime. The new regime will survive (at least for a period) Brexit, so it is important that all AIM listed companies are aware of the impact and consequences of MAR. Although some of the changes are…
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