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Insights | Commercial Property

I get knocked down, but I get up again – insolvency in the retail sector

Company insolvencies continue to rise with the Insolvency Service having revealed that 2023 saw the highest number registered since 1993. Last year saw a record number of retail businesses failing in the UK in the last 10 years. While the number of failed businesses peaked at 61, the overall impact of this was not necessarily as dramatic as the headline figure indicates.

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Insights | Commercial Property

Recent judgement on service charges – What does this mean for tenants?

Retailers will be all too familiar with the term “service charge” and tenants will be accustomed to service charge clauses in leases. The important question is, do you fully understand the implications of the service charge clauses in your lease?

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Insights | Employment

How should employers deal with allergies in the workplace?

When Vanessa Feltz made controversial comments about coeliac disease on This Morning, it soon became one of the top five most complained-about TV moments of 2023.

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Insights | Family Law

Real Housewives – Real Family (Law) Issues?

Regardless of your views on the housewives themselves, the family lawyer in me was quite moved by the most recent Real Housewives of Beverly Hills episode...

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Insights | Corporate Law

Key legal issues for early-stage businesses

In a show of strength for the UK’s start-up environment, a recent report found that over 900,000 new companies were incorporated in the UK last year – a new record.

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Insights | Family Law

Did you commit to cohabiting this Valentine’s Day? Don’t forget about the practicalities!

Many couples will have exchanged some heartfelt gestures this Valentine’s Day: romantic dinners, thoughtful gifts, and perhaps even life-changing proposals.

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Insights | Employment

Care with Flare – supporting your staff on World Bartender Day 2024

Bartenders are crucial to Scotland’s hospitality sector and with World Bartender Day on 24th February, Craig McCracken, an employment law specialist at Anderson Strathern, highlights some challenges bartenders face at work. He also recommends ways employers can help their bartenders feel happy and supported at work, and hopefully to retain talented people for longer.

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Insights | Rural

Are you RCI-ready? Don’t miss the deadline!

The government transparency drive around property ownership will soon be backed up by criminal penalties as the “grace period” ends on 1 April 2024. Owners of land and tenants with long leases should make sure they are “RCI-ready” to avoid hefty fines for not disclosing decision-makers who aren’t on the title deeds.

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Insights | Rural

What is a Crofter’s Right to Buy?

As a tenant crofter, you benefit from what is commonly referred to as “the right to buy”. But what does this actually mean, and what do you need to consider before proceeding with the purchase?

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Insights | Rural

A timely reminder of what farmers and landowners should know about the new laws around livestock worrying

Scotland’s picturesque landscapes are home to thriving agricultural communities, where farmers and crofters raise livestock amid rolling hills and lush pastures. However, the idyllic scene can quickly turn grim

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Insights | Rural

The Electronic Communications Code – Practical Considerations

The Electronic Communications Code (the Code), which governs UK law in relation to Telecommunication sites, came into force on 28 December 2017 and gave statutory powers to operators to install apparatus on, over or under land, and thereafter to maintain apparatus.

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