As part of the Government’s response to COVID-19, there has been an expansion of workplace testing for businesses. Employers who employ more than 50 essential frontline staff, who cannot work from home, will be able to access lateral flow tests, free...
Effective and efficient debt recovery is vital to the continuation of any business, even more so in these continued unprecedented times. Businesses need to ensure that they have sufficient cash flow to allow them to continue to weather the storm. Can I...
In our latest online Q&A, partner and head of our contentious probate department Robert Weston covers the often-complex issues of caveats around a deceased person’s estate and the key facts you need to know. First and foremost, a caveat should...
The reintroduction of Crown Preference is an unfortunate development at a time of unprecedented uncertainty, when many businesses are struggling with the effects of the Covid 19 pandemic. The Enterprise Act 2002 abolished Crown Preference, meaning that HMRC...
A Midlands legal firm has bolstered its Private Client department with the appointment of a new partner. Giles Scott has joined mfg Solicitors as a partner and divisional head of the firm’s 38-strong Private Client offering. Based at mfg’s Adam...
A Freedom of Information request to the Insolvency Service by the BBC shows that 10,000 employers plan to cut 795,000 jobs. By comparison, 530,000 jobs were proposed to be cut during the last economic crisis, namely the recession in 2010. It is important...