There is a grey area as to what a side letter is in law, and whether one should be used. Dean Bickford, a partner in our Real Estate team, explores some of the issues to bear in mind when a side letter is to be used.
Mark Banham, Associate in the Property Litigation team, provides an update on commercial rent arrears recovery (CRAR) and the latest press release from the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government relating to a new and imminent code of practice for landlords and tenants.
The purpose of this note is to summarise the main provisions of the original Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, which has run from 1 March 2020 and will expire on 31 July 2020. If you require guidance on the amended scheme which will be in place from 1 August 2020, please see our separate article (see featured articles below).
The corporate team at Field Seymour Parkes have advised Gloria and Hugh White on the sale of the entire share capital of Whites Independent Lettings Limited to Tom Soane.
Ross Brymer considers the revised guidelines adopted by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) on consent in the context of cookie walls and web pages.
New regulations in force to relax carry-over of untaken annual leave due to the outbreak of COVID-19.
Mark Banham, Associate in the property litigation team provides an update on the new Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill 2019-21 which has provided clarification to landlords and tenants alike on the measures originally designed to protect businesses on the high street from landlords seeking to recover rent using “aggressive tactics”.
Ross Brymer comments on the Law Commission’s recommended changes to time limits in employment tribunal claims.
Our employment team considers whether couriers are considered workers or self-employed independent contractors?
We evaluate a Court of Appeal decision concerning liabilities of an administrator for furloughed employees.
