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,…

30 September, 2021

2021 Annual Self Storage Industry Report Released

The 2021 Federation of European Self Storage Associations (FEDESSA) Report has been released, providing data…

23 September, 2021

Government launches consultation on making flexible working the default position

Following the changes to working practices brought about by the pandemic, the government is considering…

8 September, 2021

6 Ways to reduce the risk of a dispute arising in a franchise agreement

Disputes are, unfortunately, a fact of life. The key to minimising the risk of a…

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