Member Articles

With the dust now settled on Rachel Reeves’ first budget, it is important to consider the implications of the budget for Inheritance Tax (IHT) planning. Key points to consider: Inheritance Tax relief for trading bu ...

Author: Claire Treacy Knowing how much contact to have with employees who are on sick leave can be difficult. Keeping in touch with employees during their sickness absence is important so they don’t feel unsupported a ...

Author: James Howarth, Associate. On 18 July 2024, the Statutory Code on Dismissal and Re-engagement (the “Code”) came into force – commonly referred to as the code on fire and rehire. The Code sets out how emplo ...

The claimIn the case of Glenn Cowie v Vesuvius Plc (and others), a senior executive of a global FTSE 250 engineering company has been awarded £3.2 million after winning an unfair dismissal, whistle blowing, victimisatio ...

Author: Kevin McKenna, Partner and Head of Employment It’s the timeless advice given by Thumper in the 1942 film “Bambi”. We can forgive the grammatical inaccuracy of the double negative – it came from a talking ...

Author: Elizabeth O’Leary, Solicitor It is a truth universally acknowledged that start-ups will forget about intellectual property. It’s an understandable oversight: IP often flies under the radar as forgettable hou ...