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Fair tips for all: New legislation ensures transparency in gratuity distribution

New rules to ensure fairness and transparency around handling tips, gratuities, and service charges for hospitality and other service sector businesses come into force on 1 July 2024. The new rules are designed to create an even-handed approach in situations where the employer controls how tips are distributed.

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Preventing sexual harassment

Employers are facing a pivotal moment as they brace for new regulations regarding sexual harassment set to take effect in October 2024.

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Why employers need a reflective response to employee beliefs

Recent tribunal judgments on the freedom to express gender-critical views highlight the growing challenge for employers in safely navigating discrimination in the workplace in the face of increasingly complex social attitudes.

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A spotlight on child arrangements in the UK

Celebrating National Children’s Day.

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An Introduction to Private Client Law

Lasting Powers of Attorney

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Digital divorce: the highs and lows

According to figures from the Ministry of Justice, digital divorce applications rose by 20% in the year following the introduction of no-fault divorce (2022 to 2023).

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Artificial intelligence will be challenged

Ed Sheeran has been defending himself in court against claims that he copied Marvin Gaye’s classic Let's Get It On for his 2014 hit: I’m thinking out loud. And while the songwriter had a successful outcome, copyright experts say the real challenge ahead for Ed is not from other songwriters but from the robots.

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Articles of association and shareholders’ agreements explained

We examine the roles of Articles and shareholders' agreements, their differences, and the reason a business might have both in place.

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When is a gift of the family home, not a gift?

A gift of the family home may trigger Capital Gains Tax, Income Tax, Stamp Duty Tax and Inheritance Tax.

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Get your skates on to get moving

For those looking to sell their property in 2023, house movers should get themselves race-ready in the face of extended timeframes to achieve completion and ensure that all the paperwork is up to date and ready before they put up the sale board.

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Can a lease extension remove burdensome ground rent charges?

On 30 June 2022, Parliament enacted the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022. This long-awaited reform ended the charging of ground rent payments to owners of new residential long leases of single dwellings in England and Wales by their landlord.

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Prenuptial agreements; have you got yours?

The benefits of having a prenuptial agreement: why every couple should consider one.

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