Author Archive

Imelda Reddington discusses the increasing impact of immigration rules on all employers and businesses.

For cohabitation awareness week we highlight the top five points you need to know about cohabitation which includes some common misconceptions.

James Burgess, a Partner in our real estate team, discusses the strategic value of ransom strips to sellers and promoters of land with development potential.

Field Seymour Parkes has advised the management team of Nationwide Hire on their recent MBO backed by a £15m investment from UK mid-market private equity firm Livingbridge.

Getting a set of heads of terms that fairly describe the terms of a new letting is a balancing act. Too little detail in the heads of terms and you risk encountering unforeseen commercial or practical obstacles in a transaction when you are already well advanced in your legal negotiations. Too much detail at the heads of terms stage and you risk wasting time by ‘rehearsing’ the negotiation of the deal itself.

We review the changes to worker rights coming April 2020.

We analyse a case on whether massaging an employee’s shoulders was found to be sexual harassment.

We explore whether vegetarianism can qualify as a ‘philosophical’ belief for the purposes of discrimination under the Equality Act 2010.

Where employees bring contractual redundancy claims, does their statutory redundancy entitlement count towards the cap on breach of contract claims?

Lauren Walker, an associate in the Real Estate team, looks at the importance of understanding the different types of title which can be given when land is registered at the Land Registry.