7/10/2026 10:39:56 AM Rehabilitation, delay and the criminal court’s discretion By Nicholas Wragg In some cases, where there has been a lengthy delay between offending and sentence, the court may recognise the detrimental impact of...
7/10/2026 9:14:51 AM Telecoms Lease Renewals: why landowners should proceed with caution By Benjamin Pike If your land or building hosts a telecommunications mast on its property, it is important to understand how legal changes that came in in...
7/10/2026 8:03:25 AM Short prison sentences: when “serious” is not “exceptional” By Nicholas Wragg The Court of Appeal’s decision in R v Morgan (Corey) [2026] EWCA Crim 886 is a striking early example of the new statutory presumption...
7/9/2026 1:56:27 PM AI in the Crown Court By Angus McWilliams In early June the Government announced a swathe of new technological pilots to be trialled in Crown Courts around the country. It is...
7/9/2026 12:07:05 PM Comparing the French and UK tax consequences of gift By Jacques Cutting If you are planning how to leave assets to your family in the most tax-efficient way, it is important to start planning early. As you may...
7/7/2026 10:18:17 AM New ICO guidance on using personal data to deter crime By Tom Vasov The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published new guidance aimed at helping small retailers use personal information to...
7/6/2026 8:53:57 AM A faster, smarter property market? Inside the government’s reform roadmap By Randolph Roberts The government recently published a roadmap on their plans to reform the current home buying and selling system. Central to these...
7/3/2026 12:56:34 PM Listening to children in family separation: the role of Child Inclusive Mediation By Portia Moore When parents separate, decisions about children are often made with good intentions but frequently without hearing directly from the...
6/23/2026 9:17:42 AM Ban on upwards-only rent reviews: the lease might not be the full truth! By Chris Sharpe For many years, leases have commonly included an upwards-only rent review which means that when the rent is reviewed, typically every...
6/22/2026 12:06:03 PM Too cool for school? Or too hot to handle? By Kara Williams There's no legal maximum temperature for classrooms to hit before Schools can no longer operate. We've seen in the past few years a...
6/9/2026 10:42:23 AM A long awaited update on Art.913 of the French Civil Code and the application of English law as the law of succession By Fabienne Atkin The European Commission has issued an update in response to the large number of complaints received in relation to the introduction of a...
6/8/2026 11:25:52 AM Government Cohabitation Consultation By Elle McDonald The Government recently launched a consultation on 5 June 2026 which is set to run for 10 weeks, ending on 14 August 2026, in respect of...
6/8/2026 9:51:59 AM The beginning of the end for confidentiality clauses? By Katharine Robinson Over the last year, public sector employers’ use of confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements has come under increased scrutiny....
6/5/2026 4:01:03 PM Landmark announcement for cohabitating couples By Madeline Morris For too long, family law has failed to provide the same protections for cohabitating couples as with married couples. According to the...
6/4/2026 3:39:42 PM Potential Right to Manage for housing estates? By Philip Askew The Law Commission published its Annual Report 2025-26 on 2nd June. For the property sector, the report announces a project to...
6/4/2026 1:13:50 PM New Supreme Court ruling for deprivation of liberty By Hannah Gould Changes will be coming to the current Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) policies and procedures, which has led to fear that this...