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Employers need to support couples during relationship breakups

Family Christmases are often followed by the news of unhappy couples calling it quits in January, leading to so-called "Divorce Day", as family lawyers receive numerous enquiries when they reopen after the Christmas break.

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National Conveyancing Week 2024

RIAA Barker Gillette (UK) LLP is proud to be associated with a brand-new initiative to improve the experience of home movers and professionals involved in the home moving process.

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When dealmakers bite down on a MAC clause

Court ruling highlights the challenge for buyers if a deal turns sour. Any MAC clause needs to be well drafted, so it is unambiguous.

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Managing the menopause at work

Wednesday, 18 October, is World Menopause Day.

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Protecting your business should you lose mental capacity

10 October is World Mental Health Day 2023, and with that in mind, private client solicitor James McMullan looks at how business owners can protect their business interests, should they lose mental capacity.

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Right-to-rent crackdown

Residential landlords in the sight line over illegal renters

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Insight

What might force majeure look like post COVID-19?

‘Force majeure’ can be used as a way of exiting a contract. But what is it? And does it apply to post-Covid-19 contracts?

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Solicitor apprentice insight: employment seat

Patrick Simpson joined RIAA Baker Gillette's employment team in September 2019 coinciding with the third year of his six-year solicitor apprenticeship.

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Should sanctions for dishonesty be harmonised?

Reading the recent Judgment of Mr Justice Julian Knowles in Simawi v General Medical Council provokes thought, not for the first time, about the apparent disparity between sanctions imposed for dishonesty within healthcare and legal services.

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Processing an estate as an executor during COVID-19

Adjusting to the challenges caused by Coronavirus has been difficult for all of us. However, for those dealing with the death of a loved one, the onerous obligations placed on executors may seem overwhelming.

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Holiday entitlement, pay and furlough

What are my employees entitled to?

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COVID-19: Due diligence issues in corporate transactions

The outbreak of the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) brought widescale market disruption, government-imposed lockdowns and global restrictions on travel which, in turn, triggered wholesale shifts in working arrangements and widespread cash flow and liquidity issues for many businesses.

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