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Specialist insurance known as “missing beneficiary indemnity insurance” can be obtained which in many instances will be the ...

Non-compete clauses are a type of restrictive covenant which are often included in employment contracts. They aim to prevent employees from working for a competitor or from setting up their own rival ...

Restrictive covenants will often be included in a service agreement for a senior executive with the aim of restricting an employee’s activities after their employment has ended. Restrictive covenants ...

The popularity of cycling in the UK continues to rise, particularly in urban areas. Despite the increasing availability of cycle helmets and long-standing publicity as to their protective benefits, in ...

It has already been a busy start to the year for changes in immigration policy, which has been a key topic in the lead up to the election. Now with a new Labour government in power, we are expecting ...

Picture this scenario — you are a partner in a law firm. You supervise a trainee who has day to day conduct of residential conveyancing matters. You and the trainee speak a number of times each day to ...

A MIAM is a Mediation Information Assessment Meeting. It is a pre-mediation meeting between you and the mediator. It provides you with information about the mediation process as well as other dispute ...

Given increasing globalisation, both in the population generally and in the workplace, it is not unusual for couples and families to live and work in a location other than their ‘home’ country (or ...

Whilst the key focus of any inquest is typically the question of ‘how’ a person came by their death, for many interested persons involved, a central concern is whether or not the coroner will issue a ...

Friday saw Parliament vote in favour of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill (the ‘Bill’), meaning the Bill will be the subject of further parliamentary discussion and scrutiny.

If a business is operating large commercial vehicles, it is likely that it holds an operator’s licence. This licence is regulated by the Traffic Commissioner who also regulates professional drivers.