So, you’re fortunate enough to own some land, and you wish to gift parts to your children....

As a business owner, it can often be difficult to decide how best to hand over the running of the...

Directors are concerned with the running of a business day to day. Shareholders are owners of a...

Over the years I have come across all manner of employment issues in family owned...

Health and safety is an obvious concern across all industries. It’s of particular...

In the event the HSE elects to proceed with enforcement action by way of prosecution against the...

The judgment Cartwright Pond Ltd v Wild [2021] EWHC 1600 (TCC)   highlights key issues...

As an Associate Solicitor specialising in dispute resolution and construction law, I am often...

I was once asked to assist a client to draft the construction contracts for a number of projects...

Adjudication has been successful in overcoming problems previously associated with resolving...

Ministers recently voted in favour of approving the draft of The Health and Social Care Act 2008...

Some employees live at their place of work in connection with their employment. This can arise...

Whether you operate your healthcare business as a sole trader, partnership, LLP or company there...

The government has published its response to the 2019 consultation on sexual harassment in the...

With the easing of lockdown, it is no surprise that there has been an increase in the number of...

Many employees will have been working from home during the Covid-19 pandemic and given the recent...

Here at Birkett Long, we act for many different types of landlords and tenants. But, if this is...

When buying a business, whether by way of an asset or share deal, the process of due diligence is...

No matter which sector your business is in, or where it is located, we are all coming under...

Blog updated 12/7/21 Some contracts of employment entitle the employee to a death in service...