8 December, 2021

Can the flexible working decision period be extended?

Under flexible working law, the employer has a three month ‘decision period’ to deal with…

30 November, 2021

Seize the Future – The Importance of Drafting a Will

“Living in the moment” has been a recurrent theme throughout the ages. Whether known as…

23 November, 2021

Commercial Lease Renewal – Covid Clauses

It will come as no surprise that tenants are looking to seek the introduction of…

19 November, 2021

Effective Dispute Resolution: The engine of recovery

By Gemma Newing, Head of Dispute Resolution at Rooks Rider Solicitors “64% of SME business…

18 November, 2021

Civil Justice Council launches consultation on Pre-Action Protocols

The Civil Justice Council has published an Interim Report for consultation on the subject of…

16 November, 2021

Higher SDLT Rate for Non-UK Resident Buyers of UK Residential Homes

Background A new surcharge for Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) has been in force since…

16 November, 2021

Anti-Money Laundering Levy Announced

The government has published draft legislation introducing an Economic Crime (anti-money laundering) Levy (‘the Levy’)…

11 November, 2021

Planning Policy: All change for use class order: The introduction of the new class E

By Alex Calamassi, Commercial Property Solicitor, Real Estate Recently introduced under the Town and Country…

4 November, 2021

SPONSORSHIPS: FEDESSA Conference & Trade Show 2021

Our specialist Self-Storage team recently attended the FEDESSA Conference and trade show, the premier European…

2 November, 2021

Team Update: New Joiners and Promotions

As mentioned in our recent newsletter, Perspective, please join us in welcoming our new team…

27 October, 2021

Rooks Rider Perspective – Edition One

In spite of the difficulties presented by the Covid-19 pandemic, we have seen clients creating…

15 October, 2021

Government to introduce ‘day one’ right to unpaid carer’s leave

The government has published its response to its consultation on introducing a new statutory right…

13 October, 2021

Winding up petition threshold raised from £750 to £10,000

Following the expiry of the protections for debtors on 30 September 2021 under the Corporate…

13 October, 2021

High Court: Post-termination restrictions in franchise agreement unenforceable

The following case, reviewed by Rooks Rider’s Dispute Resolution team, serves as a reminder for…

30 September, 2021

The End of Furlough: What to do with returning workers?

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, known as the furlough scheme, ends today. In most cases,…

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