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When is a licence actually a lease? Dean Bickford from our Commercial Property team considers the consequences of a licence to occupy actually being a lease.

Employment claims statistics and reform progress report.

A balancing act between the employee’s obligations and employer’s constructive knowledge.

Do promoted employees have to sign a new contract?

Can you terminate an employee for a uniform policy breach?

Time is running out for landlords to apply for licences under new legislation that took effect on 1 October 2018. Are you prepared?

James Burgess, a partner in our commercial property team, examines the upcoming change in the treatment of main residences for the purpose of the 3% SDLT surcharge.

Joanna Stepien, a solicitor in the Commercial Property Team considers the public’s common law right to pass over highways.

…but Court of Appeal rejects discrimination claims.

A cautionary tale of when a resignation is not a resignation.

Ian Machray reports on new Acas guidance.

We focus on the role of bad faith in a victimisation claim.