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  • The ‘Wimbledonisation’ of the UK’s economy
  • The Chancellor’s ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’
  • The Chancellor seems to have given us all more money, but are we richer?
  • Autumn Statement – What happened to Inheritance Tax?
  • Everton handed a bonkers 10-point deduction for breaking financial rules
  • AI and HR – a legal challenge
  • For once, at least for this week, UK politics was almost as interesting as sport
  • Can a business walk away from a Bounce Back Loan?
  • The Leasehold Reform Bill: Government consultation on ground rent for existing residential long leases
  • A Glimpse into Miraculous Sporting Moments
  • Specialist support to insolvency professionals
  • Is there still a valid reason for turning the clocks back every autumn?
  • Now is the time to make or update your Will
  • Jockey Club announces changes to make the Grand National safer
  • Why do accountants make better CEOs than lawyers?
  • Climate risk governance and greenwashing risks
  • Football clubs under investigation for unpaid tax evasion
  • The government’s latest edition of the How to Rent Guide was published on 2 October 2023
  • Are we witnessing a hotelification of the office?
  • If your business is affected by WeWork, now is the time to take stock.
  • Bishop & Sewell and PPW Workshops renew partnership for 2023/24 football season
  • Which was your favourite Ryder Cup tournament?
  • Neurodiversity in the workplace
  • Alan Sugar under fire following claims to be UK non-resident
  • What does Keynes tell us about interest rates?
  • Lending giant “Bank of Mum & Dad’’ taking steps to protect loans to children as cost of living concerns bite
  • The future of EOTs?
  • More than half of young workers have taken time off with mental health issues
  • Another weekend and another World Cup tournament kicks off
  • Lloyds Bank in the Employment Tribunal and dyslexia in the workplace
  • The Prolonged Journey to Acknowledge Brain Injury Compensation Claims in Professional Rugby
  • Spoiled by a kiss
  • Football’s ‘Life or Death’ Fight Against Piracy: Protecting the Beautiful Game
  • Sports Law’s infinite capacity to surprise and captivate
  • Zoom calls an end to WFH
  • Capital Gains Tax receipts reach all-time high
  • Wilko collapse: Lessons for business in crisis
  • Snooker’s darker side
  • Supreme Court clarifies business rates charity dispute
  • Man United sign the biggest sponsorship deal in the Premier League’s history
  • Cycle to Work Day – ‘what did you do today to make you feel proud?’.
  • A Guide to the Renters Reform Bill
  • Landlord concerns over abolition of no fault evictions could see roof cave in on buy-to-let market
  • Mcdonald’s under fire for toxic workplace culture
  • The English Cricket Board’s Vigilant Stand for a Clean Game
  • Have you ever wondered how football teams get their names?
  • Women’s World Cup – the battle for equal prize money
  • Working from home away from home
  • Building Safety Act 2022- Unintended Consequence
  • Safeguarding Corporate Integrity: A Guide to Preventing Hostile Takeovers
  • The hottest day on Earth
  • The Power Brokers: Football’s Highest-Earning Agents
  • Workplace bullying
  • Aretha Franklin’s child battle over singer’s estate
  • When competition brings football into disrepute
  • How stressed or humble are you?
  • Scrapping non-dom status could raise £3.2bn
  • Reading an annual report correctly is an underrated skill
  • How is ESG viewed in Parliament?
  • Golfers, Footballers, Boxers, Cricketers – who earns the most?
  • Father’s Day shines light on “measly” paternity rights
  • Time to reform inheritance tax?
  • Money talks on the golf course and in the UEFA Championship Final
  • Relationships in the workplace – where to draw the line
  • To what extent do you know and understand the role of the CBI?
  • New protections for parents and carers
  • The financial catastrophe of relegation from the Premier League
  • Did you miss our employment law webinar on Discrimination in the Workforce?
  • Labour proposes a ‘right to switch off’
  • Putting anxiety to rest – Mental Health Awareness Week 2023
  • Goldman Sachs predicts Artificial Intelligence will change the way we work
  • Leasehold not to be abolished just yet…
  • Divorcing and living together – can it be done?
  • Government unveils Gambling Act Review White Paper
  • King Charles III: What’s in a name?  
  • Sports & Employment Law: Concussion cases in sport  
  • Bullying in the workplace
  • Premier League acts to stop anyone guilty of human rights abuses owning a club
  • Unhappy with your Freeholder? Take control.
  • How to resolve a contentious probate dispute
  • Insolvency Service reported 2,457 corporate insolvencies in March, up from 1,784 in February
  • ESG and its impact on the commercial property sector
  • Earth Day: Bishop & Sewell sign the Greener Litigation pledge
  • St George and the missing dragon
  • CBI and misconduct allegations: Unsafe at work?
  • Tax traps for US nationals buying residential UK property
  • Will it just be protestors who disrupt the Grand National?
  • Divorce and business assets
  • Capital gains tax changes in the spotlight
  • Are the Central Banks all in denial about the financial storm engulfing them?
  • Gary Lineker 1 HMRC 0 (for now, extra time likely)  
  • Janie Dee, Caroline Quentin & Ann Reid bring cabaret to the Crypt for 18 KEYS FUNDRAISER
  • Inheritance tax receipts set to hit £7bn in 2023
  • Divorce law reforms look to bring greater certainty for separating couples
  • Four-day working week and the law
  • Gary Lineker scores for social media policies
  • New partnership sees Bishop & Sewell providing legal advice to young professional footballers
  • What can the Chancellor do to encourage early retirees back to work?
  • It’s the Cheltenham Festival next week but a storm is brewing across racecourses
  • The Government’s white paper on football governance
  • India Young Professionals Scheme visa: 48 hour ballot system is underway
  • Is it ever a good idea to represent yourself in court?
  • Take care when drafting a will with charitable legacies
  • Wrong type of leaves on the tracks, no, wrong type of trains
  • The personal price of politics  
  • Hearts, flowers and work
  • Will this recession ever start?
  • How blue are Man City fans feeling?
  • Government prepares a new Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
  • Luxury flat owners win court battle with Tate Modern
  • Did you miss our employment law webinar on perfecting workplace policies?
  • The Crown to evict Twitter from London?
  • Home Office reinstates visa priority service reuniting families faster
  • I wonder if Peter Crouch regrets not trademarking his robot dance?  
  • Employers continue to flout redundancy process leaving them open to legal action and big fines
  • The rise of Alternative Dispute Resolution in an overstretched Family Court system
  • The Building Safety Act – New Powers & Provisions
  • Lawyer urges businesses facing financial distress to seek specialist support early
  • Reasons to be cheerful, part 2
  • Three-quarters of UK parents do not have a legal guardian to care for their children in the event of their deaths
  • Blokes v wokes?
  • 2023 is already shaping up to be an interesting year for Sports Lawyers  
  • Reasons to be cheerful
  • Government attempts to break strikes with minimum service and safety levels will face tough challenges
  • Rachel Waller welcomes the Law Commission’s review of “outdated” legislation
  • The EU Succession Regulation (Brussels IV) post-Brexit
  • Farewell Pele, the greatest of all time
  • Why has the horse racing industry become such a bad bet?  
  • Tax dodging and non-compliance during the pandemic cost the government £9bn
  • The World Cup in Qatar – a load of dirty sportswashing?
  • Forecasts that blight trust and confidence
  • A right to flexible working from the first day of employment
  • 80% of over 55s do not know their exposure to inheritance tax
  • Bishop & Sewell partnership shortlisted for LawWorks Pro Bono Awards 2022
  • The London Fire Brigade – accused of being “institutionally misogynist and racist”
  • Could it be that a team’s MVP (most valuable person), might just be their lawyer?
  • Can you leave unequal amounts in a Will to your children?
  • Twitter and Meta under scrutiny following widespread redundancies
  • The World Cup in Qatar – will FIFA ever receive a red card?
  • ACAS has recently published new advice on how to handle staff suspensions at work
  • Shocking collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX
  • Did you miss our employment webinar re; restrictive covenants?
  • A Budget of discontent?
  • Workplace bullying and harassment once again under the spotlight
  • How would businesses respond to Gavin Williamson’s alleged bullying
  • Prime Minister – rightly – does a reverse ferret on the subject of COP27
  • Starting a Start Up and Preparing for business? (Parts 2 to 4)
  • Divorce rates on the rise, finds ONS data
  • £420,000 Employment Tribunal award for peach emoji harassment
  • What taxes will EU nationals have to pay when buying residential property in the UK?
  • Are professional footballers real?
  • UK removes visitor visa requirement for travellers from Colombia, Peru and Guyana to boost visitor numbers  
  • Starting a Start-Up and preparing for business?
  • Could it be that a team’s MVP (most valuable person), might just be their lawyer?
  • Seven Deadly Perils of Buying at Auction
  • ‘Is surrogacy the commercialisation of a woman’s body or the greatest gift she can give?’
  • Do landlords need to register with the ICO?
  • Scale-up visa opens door to global talent
  • Bishop & Sewell welcomes next generation of legal talent with appointment of four newly qualified solicitors
  • Bishop & Sewell property expert shortlisted for prestigious Modern Law Conveyancing Awards
  • Divorcing in a time of economic uncertainty
  • There goes the neighbourhood
  • Information exempt from a subject access request disclosure  
  • Major changes to Right to Work Checks introduced
  • Parental orders and surrogacy – what do intended parents need to know
  • ACAS has published new advice on workplace suspensions
  • Registering Overseas Entities: Less than 120 days left and counting down to the deadline of 31 January 2023
  • The City hates surprises
  • Da Silva v Heselton: When can an executor charge for estate administration?  
  • PwC anticipates ten-fold increase in revenues from ESG over next 4 years
  • Ramus v Holt, 2022 EWHC 2309 Ch – Whether a dispute with a Trustee could amount to unreasonable provision under a will
  • Government outlines plans to help cut energy bills for businesses
  • Abuse of Lasting Powers of Attorney by Corrie’s arch villain
  • Tribunal reaffirms that immunity period for material change of use to dwelling is four years
  • Capital gains tax lifeline for divorcing couples
  • Can this be, an MP who makes sense?
  • August, the not so silly season for probate
  • Forget revolving the regulator’s doors, just govern
  • Can we afford not to build better buildings?
  • The curious case of contentious probate, the parrot and parakeet
  • Out of the frying pan, into the fire for many UK restaurants
  • London remains the divorce capital of the world
  • The Family court should not reflect Kramer v Kramer says Sir Andrew McFarlane
  • Financial misrepresentation and fraud in divorce
  • Enforcement sanctions imposed against audit firms
  • Divorcing or separating from a Narcissist
  • Out of this world
  • ‘Fairer Private Rented Sector’ White Paper attracts fair amount of criticism
  • How to increase profits. Try talking to each other
  • Corporate crime – whose fine is it anyway?
  • Leasehold Changes – Some news on timing? Ministerial Letter gives news of possible reforms in the Second Session of this Parliament
  • Divorce and the family business – keeping it in the family
  • We’re talking big numbers here
  • Who’d be a director of a Right to Manage Company?
  • The value of standing up and being counted
  • Narcissists in the Family Courts
  • FUNERAL DISPUTES
  • DIY Divorce – Why you should avoid at all costs no matter how amicable you think it will be
  • Resolving Family Disputes Outside Of Court
  • Divorce: Have You Considered Your Pension Rights?
  • The new Elizabeth Line is set to open on Tuesday 24 May 2022
  • Preparing a Will – Advice from Litigators
  • Data protection and Covid-19 – relaxation of government measures
  • Row, row row your boat  
  • Here’s a clever wheeze if you’re a government strapped for cash  
  • April marks the start of Stress Awareness Month
  • Westminster City Council’s largest ever commercial development due for completion in 2026
  • How should an Executor act in a dispute about the sale of Estate property
  • Trustees to register trusts by 1st September 2022
  • All change for divorce law  
  • Will there be a surge in divorces after April 6?
  • Don’t look now but the news isn’t all bad
  • David Hodgson is a Partner and Joint Head of our Family & Divorce team. Here we ask him what first attracted him to Family Law?
  • Data Protection – Irish regulator fines Facebook parent company 17 million euros
  • Don’t bank on The Bank
  • Presenteeism / equality
  • What we all need to know about new sanctions on Russia
  • Proposed changes to rights of access to a deceased or incapacitated person’s data
  • Divorce ‘blame game’ to end
  • Cunning HM Treasury finds £ billions to pay for levelling up
  • Child Arrangement Orders and Parental Alienation
  • Demystifying Probate after both your Parents have Died
  • Bad-tempered litigation annoys judge
  • An extreme example of contentious probate serves useful reminders
  • Now is not the time to put the squeeze on taxpayers
  • Claiming our past. Celebrating our present. Creating our future
  • Buying a property is expensive but not impossible
  • Levelling up the UK
  • Medical Records – Key evidence when challenging the validity of a Will
  • Divorces between couples are rarely helped by the glare of publicity
  • Protecting the Bank of Mum and Dad
  • Evolve or die – the big brands’ dilemma
  • The Divided Workplace
  • Is the government’s annual 300,000 new homes target just a fantasy?
  • Protecting significant gifts to children
  • Buying a Property with Someone Else – Where to start and what to consider?
  • Succession Planning and Insurance for Family Companies; Provide Financial Safety
  • Business Lasting Powers of Attorney – Protect Your Business and Minimise Risks
  • Wills can continue to be witnessed via video-link until 2024
  • Unequal division of an estate between siblings – is it ok?
  • Government sets out its plan to make developers pay for the cladding crisis
  • Family Business: Supporting Employees through their Surrogacy Journey
  • Are you ‘content or excited’ to return to the office?
  • What would be your number one suggestion for leaseholders wanting to do their bit for the environment? 
  • Coercive and controlling behaviour – where are we now?
  • New Year, New Start?
  • CITIZENSHIP DEPRIVATION CLAUSE IN DRAFT LAW SPARKS ANGER
  • Will Parliament pass a Cohabitation Rights Act 2022?
  • Granting of Probate delays are unacceptable and unfair
  • Settling disputes over tenancy deposits
  • Thinking of starting a new business in 2022? Great! Just do your homework
  • New leasehold property and freehold management enquiry forms launch in January
  • Parenting through a separation
  • As it’s Good Divorce Week learn your rights as a separating parent
  • What can happen in a year? A brief look at 2021
  • Repairing covenants in long residential leases – the importance of understanding obligations – Part Two
  • Good Divorce Week 2021
  • Are court delays trapping the victims of coercive control to keep on living with their abusers?
  • What makes a good audit?
  • If you’re separated, what are your parental responsibilities for your children?
  • Should the Bank of England stick or twist on interest rates?
  • ILR concession cuts waiting times from 10 years to 5 years for young people
  • UK Government announces new visa routes to the UK (and changes existing ones)
  • A look at the luxury London residential property market and the impact of the seasons on sales
  • If prenups aren’t legally binding why arrange one?
  • Conduct
  • Chancellor’s new standards for environmental reporting will soon engage the property sector
  • UK legal and accounting business contributed £20.5bn in tax in 2020
  • Estate planning and wills for unmarried couples
  • Maintenance payments for children at university or college
  • Debt threshold to issue a winding-up petition goes up to £10,000
  • Could the (physical) paper trail become a thing of the past?
  • Do the courts act differently if a marriage is short or childless?
  • What were you thinking?!  I knew it wasn’t that!!
  • Keeping up with the Kardashians and avoiding ‘pity parties’ for the children
  • Surrogacy in England and Wales today
  • Industry hits record highs as growth surges
  • Family lawyer says courts could force children to have Covid vaccine if parents can’t agree
  • Working From Home – Those who do, those who don’t
  • Protecting substantial gifts to children
  • Succession Planning and Insurance for Family Companies
  • Business Lasting Powers of Attorney – Protect Your Business
  • Buying a Property with Someone Else – Where to start?
  • For once Parliament is right not to rush weighing up public policy concerns with much needed changes to surrogacy laws  
  • Parental alienation and disputes about children
  • For once Parliament is right not to rush weighing up public policy concerns with much needed changes to surrogacy laws
  • Is it fair for an employer to be held liable for unfair dismissal on the basis that they did not properly utilise the furlough scheme?
  • I never said they could be in there – I’ll take the rent instead!
  • British Airways settled lawsuit over data breach which hit 420,000 people
  • Has the BPF scored an own goal in wagging its finger at government policy?
  • August, the month of medals and muddles
  • The rise and rise of litigation funding
  • Healing from a divorce
  • HMRC trials a digital calculator for Inheritance Tax
  • Rented housing laws ‘Not fit for purpose’ NRLA argues
  • The Akhmedov v Akhmedova saga ends
  • Over 65 and over your partner, fear not
  • Generating ideas for the Law Commission’s 14th Programme of law reform
  • Should I extend my lease now, or should I wait?
  • Is LegalZoom’s flotation a sign of the financial times?
  • No fault divorces will not be introduced until 2022
  • The rise of petnups
  • All aboard the progress express – bribery, corruption and railways
  • Should you time your divorce to make the most of your financial assets?
  • The misuse of positions of trust and authority
  • New Coronavirus absences concession for EU Settlement Scheme
  • How up to date is your will? Will it provide for your pets when you’re gone?
  • We’re about to learn if the economy is ready to stand on its own again  
  • A new code of practice on data sharing will be put into law by summer
  • ‘Britain is proceeding full steam ahead,’ declares Bank of England  
  • Current UK surrogacy laws are outdated and not in keeping with modern values
  • Customer Service, and what to expect from your lawyer
  • Chinese government tries to lower divorce rates using a 30 day cooling off period
  • Jab or no jab – what’s the law on vaccinating children?
  • Back to work everyone, but where to sit?
  • After 27 years Bill and Melinda Gates agree to end their marriage
  • Government consults on new residential property developer tax
  • If beneficiaries of a deceased’s Will agree, they can change who benefits
  • Trouble behind the bar?
  • Domestic Abuse Bill receives Royal Assent 
  • 78% of MPs favour stricter regulation for accountants and tax advisers
  • Series three of divorce lawyer drama The Split to return to BBC 1
  • Gaslighting and coercive control
  • As well as a fresh pint at the bar what is there to look forward to in the post pandemic recovery?
  • Fertility clinics see rise in women enquiring about surrogacy and egg freezing during lockdown
  • Cannabis Market Watch – Part 1: An Introduction to 4.20, Cannabis, and Cannabis in the UK.
  • Environment law and the rising importance of ESG
  • The Law’s acknowledgement of Civil partnerships in England and Wales
  • Is the Family Court failing to scrutinise the risk of harm to children in child arrangement cases?
  • London has a deservedly world-wide reputation for rescuing businesses nationally and internationally
  • It’s always risky writing a blog around April Fool’s day
  • Insolvency Service launches new guidance for Official Receivers
  • Never let anyone tell you that you’re not good enough
  • UK co-nominates Nigerian candidate Professor Dapo Akande to the International Law Commission
  • In a post-pandemic world employees will demand more of the company office
  • Adele shows us the sky doesn’t have to fall in when you divorce
  • Reflections of a Civil Litigator on International Women’s Day: Does the Law and the Legal System Help Women?
  • These three stories in particular have done much to raise my spirits
  • What did we learn from the Chancellor’s Spring Budget?
  • International Women’s Day – Rhian Radia; Head of the Employment team at Bishop & Sewell explains why IWD is so important
  • The law on vaccinations for children
  • Mark Chick, Senior Partner shares his views on the recent cladding scandal
  • Are some judges in the Family court out of tune with the lives of the people they serve to protect?
  • Legal expert warns leaseholders face “years of misery” despite Government’s cladding crisis fund
  • Thinking about retirement? Spring cleaning your Will, will add to your peace of mind too
  • A big day in the employment law world
  • DIY is best left for decorating not divorcing
  • Pre-pack saves Italian chain Prezzo from permanent closure
  • Mediation – much better than ending up in court
  • The new UK visa for Hong Kong residents has now gone live
  • Parental alienation and disputes about children
  • Delays at the Probate Registry only add to the stress for dependents waiting to pay off bills
  • ACCA gives up its status as the professional body for insolvency practitioners
  • Pets and Tenancy Agreements
  • Legal Professionals Call for Change at “Men – Only” Garrick Club
  • Curious case in Malawi challenges whether a university degree is a joint marital asset
  • £15bn worth of inheritance goes unclaimed, research shows
  • Even the Prime Minister is confused whether separated parents can see their children under the new Covid-19 three tier rules
  • The big cover-up – have you succumbed to a face mask scam? Don’t despair
  • Can you do a statutory lease extension on a shared ownership flat that has not staircased up to 100%?
  • Did you hear the one about the separated couple who asked the judge how long their child’s hair should be?
  • Buying a property together – what you need to consider in case your relationship doesn’t work out
  • Domestic Abuse and the Welfare of Children
  • Surrogacy Law UK: Surrogate mother refuses access to twin girls
  • Law Commission Report and property rights – options to reduce the price payable on enfranchisement
  • Never say die – a restrictive covenant may not be the end of development potential for a piece of land
  • Leaseholds – Prophecies in Tea Leaves for 2020
  • General Election 2019: building homes leads to building a majority?
  • The Sound of Silence – good floors make good neighbours
  • Redevelopments coming apart at the seams
  • Get out of my (right of) WAY!
  • Law Commission’s Report on Reform of the Enfranchisement Process
  • Disability Discrimination : It’s All Relative – How Long is Long Term?
  • Fitness for habitation – a short guide
  • Silver Separators – Divorce in later life
  • Missing Persons (Part 2): Claudia’s Law or Presumption of Death?
  • Missing Persons (Part 1): Claudia’s Law and the Guardianship Act
  • Stranger Things are Happening in Lending
  • Cannabis Oil – Regulatory challenges and the rising market
  • The New EU Prospectus Regulations
  • Replacing a communal boiler or heating system
  • New Parents and Redundancy – change ahead
  • Karma Hickman discusses Boris Johnson’s “immigration amnesty” and what it would mean
  • Not all secret recording of an employer is equal
  • Agreeing holiday arrangements for children whose parents are Divorced or Separated
  • Response to latest Government reforms to leasehold system in England
  • Dismissals and religious belief discrimination – getting inside the employer’s head
  • New Job, New Baby – Avoiding Pregnancy Discrimination
  • Sally Challen – A Case Study on Coercive and Controlling Behaviour
  • Mark Chick discusses the Upper Tribunal’s recent decision in Queen Court
  • Karma Hickman discusses the post-Brexit situation for EEA citizens married to Brits
  • Injury to feelings and discrimination – it is less about how often and more about how bad
  • Disability Discrimination – it is what you know
  • Forum Shopping – choosing the right divorce jurisdiction
  • The emotional turmoil of separation and divorce
  • Karma Hickman ‘overstaying’ article in leading immigration news site
  • Buying a property together – what you need to consider in case your relationship doesn’t work out
  • Ownership of property and the ‘common-law marriage’ myth
  • Choosing the right Solicitor
  • How do pre-nuptial agreements work?
  • Remedial Order permitting single applicants to apply for Parental Orders
  • Spousal Maintenance – where are we now?
  • Canary Wharf landlord wins Brexit case: Leaseholder left frustrated, but not in the way they had hoped for
  • Incorporating and running a Private Company
  • Can the UK revoke the British Citizenship of ISIS bride Shamima Begum?
  • Fines of up to £30,000 for Landlords and Agents who charge excessive fees to tenants
  • EU Exit Order – Government reveals further post-Brexit details for EU citizens
  • A very high rise neighbour dispute over privacy rights
  • Residential Properties and Septic Tanks
  • The Risks of Litigation
  • Deal or no deal – does it really matter?
  • Unwanted legal issues facing grieving family of Emiliano Sala
  • New Immigration Bill and the government’s many different Brexit proposals for EU citizens?
  • Lee Stafford achieves successful outcome in rare Consumer Credit Act case
  • The myth of the common-law spouse continues
  • Government Response to the Domestic Abuse Consultation
  • Recent Developments in Data Protection Act Principles – Lloyd v Google LLC (2018)
  • Section 20 Consultation Process – I only have to pay £250 ?
  • Attempting reform to financial claims on divorce
  • The rights of EU Citizens following approval by the EU on the draft UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement
  • Blockchain and Conveyancing
  • What is Emotional Abuse?
  • Divorce entitlement: what am I entitled to?
  • Radical new system for visa applications unveiled by Home Office UKVI
  • When is a marriage not a marriage?
  • Will extending the lease cure my service charge problems?
  • All change in residential leasehold?
  • Tools for detecting parental alienation
  • How to get the best from your Managing Agent
  • Immigration health surcharge to double from December
  • SHE’S THE ONE! Robbie Williams and Ayda Field announce birth of third child through surrogate
  • Neighbour Disputes – am I liable for Tree Root Damage?
  • 10 reasons not to marry …
  • Making a Lasting Power of Attorney – don’t leave it until it is too late!
  • Immigration challenges for employers post-Brexit
  • Civil Partnerships to extend to Heterosexual Couples
  • No special status for EU workers post Brexit, suggests UK Cabinet
  • Forfeiture
  • A Fairer Deal for Leaseholders of Houses and Flats
  • Property & Privacy and General Data Protection Compliance
  • Are we finally going to get a reform to our divorce law?
  • Informal Lease Extension – be careful!
  • Stranded British-born Boy Highlights Citizenship Discrimination
  • Narcissistic Abuse
  • Possible ‘No Deal’ Brexit scenario? UK Government must welcome overseas Entrepreneurs
  • EU citizens can stay in the event of a no deal agreement on Brexit
  • Managing the Managing Agent
  • UK’s Brexit plans fail to reassure European nationals
  • Mills v Mills – Spousal maintenance isn’t a bail out
  • Purchasing a property on the basis of misrepresentation
  • Civil partnerships for all (or for no one)?
  • Tax and Lease extensions for Freehold owners
  • The Surrogacy Pathway
  • High Court halts leaseholder’s unfettered attempt to convert their basement and curses ‘soiled again’!
  • Do you really want to (or have to) go to court?
  • Is your rental property Gas Safety Certificated?
  • Big Money Divorces continued…
  • Surrogacy Law set for Reform as Law Commissions get Government backing
  • Fire safety order in light of Grenfell
  • Owens v Owens – is our fault-based divorce system faultless?
  • The Impact of Brexit on Family Law
  • BBC1’s The Split – Episode 1
  • DNA testing in contentious probate claims
  • Can you share in your partner’s future bonuses on divorce?
  • What can I do if I have a dispute with my landlord or tenants?
  • Japanese Knotweed – what is the legal position?
  • How does divorce impact the finances (pensions) of those over 50?
  • What are the implications of MEES for landlords from April 2018?
  • Russian billionaire appeals against English court’s highest divorce award
  • Surrogacy guidance – Government steps into surrogacy breach
  • Listed buildings – pomp and planning
  • Child abduction and unlawful retention
  • Leasehold neighbour disputes – what are the steps you can take?
  • Management company forces leaseholder to remove dog from their flat
  • Domestic abuse – what is it?
  • Don’t like Mundy? – Why did the Court of Appeal reject this case?
  • Unreasonable insurance premiums?
  • GDPR – five steps to compliance
  • A less painful divorce
  • Unopposed Business Lease Renewals – London Region First Tier Tribunal Pilot Scheme
  • Conveyancing chains: the ties that bind
  • Residential Landlords: I have an Order for Possession – what now?
  • Divorce & Pensions: Women left behind with pensions on divorce …
  • Are lock out agreements the way forward?
  • Boundary Disputes – Protocol or Court?
  • Boundary and right of way disputes between neighbours
  • When does bad conduct matter?
  • Doctor Foster television drama
  • Is there a legal marriage between Elle Macpherson and her “husband” to dissolve, or not?
  • International surrogacy and how to bring a baby back to UK
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  • What does parental responsibility really mean?
  • Where are we now on divorce or dissolution?
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  • The Crown Estate – new leases in Crown Land
  • Flat Management Companies – What is a Section 21 Accountant’s report?
  • Flat Management Companies – Do you need an accountant?
  • What is a recognised Tenants’ Association?
  • Leasehold property and alterations
  • ‘Elim Court’ & Right to Manage – How wrong is right?
  • Service of Notice – Where should notice be served?
  • Owens v Owens – a case of divorce purgatory
  • Passing on your estate – Inheritance Act 1975
  • Brexit Hope for Europeans Ineligible for Permanent Residence Card
  • Help for Residents’ Associations from the FPRA
  • Call for change: adultery as a heterosexual act
  • Financial claims in the English family courts following an overseas divorce
  • Trustees and beneficiaries – conflict and removal
  • Divorcing spouses be warned: disobey Family Court orders at your peril
  • Brexit: what next for EU nationals who have made the UK their home?
  • Does my new partner’s wealth affect my divorce?
  • Recent case-law developments for unmarried couples
  • The Crown Estate – Lease Extensions in Excepted Areas
  • Is it time for “no fault” divorce law?
  • Service Charges in the news …
  • Buying a property with a short lease
  • Buying the freehold with a commercial element
  • Leasebacks – What is a leaseback ?
  • Internal relocation with children upon relationship breakdown – what are the rules?
  • Tax and Lease Extensions
  • Are you a Non-Dom owner of UK residential property?
  • ALEP response to the government consultation on tribunal fee
  • How far should HR get involved in disciplinary proceedings?
  • Dishonesty in divorce proceedings: why it pays to provide full and frank financial disclosure
  • Seller’s Property Information Form: Seller Beware?
  • Will battle daughter wins £164,000
  • Landlord’s refusal to renew commercial lease based on substantial breaches under the lease
  • A Leasehold House – Podcast
  • What is freehold? ( And how do I buy my freehold? )
  • Debt Recovery and Bad Debts – a Debtors delight?
  • Section 5A Landlord & Tenant Act 1987
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  • Webinar – what do proposed reforms mean for leaseholders?
  • The Leasehold and Freehold Bill – What do the proposals mean?
  • Government to outline next phase of leasehold reform in King’s Speech
  • Leasehold Reform News – The King’s Speech – Some Predictions – courtesy of the Sunday Times
  • Lease Renewals under the Building Safety Act 2022 – Some known issues  
  • New Carbon Assessment Standard announced by RICS
  • Now it is international cricket’s turn to take centre stage…
  • It’s party conference season and this time it’s interesting
  • Expert guidance on lease covenants, works and alterations on offer at leasehold webinar
  • Discrimination in the workforce seminar to keep HR professionals ahead of the law
  • Leasehold experts call for urgent amendents to the Building Safety Act
  • Bishop & Sewell sponsors London Phoenix Orchestra’s Spring & Summer concert season featuring piano concerto soloist
  • The Bank of Mum and Dad and the IHT implications
  • Bishop & Sewell to attend White Label Expo
  • Unusual potential benefits of a statutory will
  • Employment Law webinar to offer insights on perfecting workplace policies – 25 January 2023 at 9:30am
  • Expert guidance on the use of Restrictive Covenants at free Employment Law webinar
  • Senior promotions announced at Bishop & Sewell
  • New Stamp Duty Land Tax Cuts announced
  • The sale and purchase of Amazon FBA businesses
  • Leasehold Question Time webinar – Dispute Resolution
  • Leasehold Question Time – Service Charges
  • A fairer private rented sector, for who?
  • Leasehold Reforms – Change on the Horizon?
  • London Legal Walk 2022
  • Bishop & Sewell named Solicitor Firm of the Year!
  • ‘Mum’s the Word’ Employment Webinar
  • In conversation with Bishop & Sewell: Mum’s the word. The rights of the new parent in the workplace
  • Webinar recording available – The Building Safety Act 2022
  • Leasehold Questions Answered: FPRA Webinar 11th May 2022 10.00 am
  • Building Safety Act 2022 – webinar 11th May 2022 at 2PM
  • Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 receives Royal Assent
  • Surrogacy Clinics with Victoria Maxwell
  • B&S Webinar: Leasehold Question Time: The Building Safety Act 11th May 2022 at 2pm with Justin Bates of Landmark Chambers 
  • Significant change for Family Law Practitioners across England and Wales
  • Ground Rent to be banned for new leases from 30th June 2022
  • Leasehold Question Time – Lease extensions
  • UK’s response to Ukraine refugee crisis ‘inadequate’, with a stark disconnect between rhetoric and policy in practice
  • NEW JOINT HEADS OF FAMILY DEPARTMENT
  • Mark Chick in the Law Society Gazette
  • ‘Deferment rate – the next debate ?’ The ALEP Spring annual lecture
  • ‘Deferment Rate: the next debate?’
  • The Leasehold Reform Ground Rent Act 2022
  • Mark Chick chairs the MBL Enfranchisement Conference 2022
  • In conversation with Bishop & Sewell: The New World of Work online webinar
  • Mark Chick will be chairing the Leasehold Enfranchisement – 2022 Virtual Conference – 22nd February
  • Ask the FPRA: Leasehold enfranchisement
  • In conversation with Bishop & Sewell: Leasehold Question Time: 1st February 2022 / 5pm – 6pm
  • Ask the FPRA – Consents under Leases
  • NEW FREE Parenting Guide offered to separating families in Bloomsbury
  • News on the Block Awards 2021
  • The momentum behind leasehold reform continues to grow – Countryside Properties agrees to amend ground rents
  • Buying your freehold or extending your lease is one thing – but what if your landlord is missing?
  • Now’s your chance to tell the Chancellor how to spend your taxes
  • Join experts at Bishop & Sewell for a FREE online event: Leasehold Question Time – Missing Landlords. Tuesday 28 September 2021 6pm – 7pm
  • The Practical Benefits of Rent-Free Periods
  • In conversation with Bishop & Sewell: Leasehold Question Time
  • Join experts at Bishop & Sewell for a FREE online event for leaseholders. Tuesday 13 July 2021 6pm – 7pm
  • The shift towards “The Great Resignation”
  • Summary Judgement: A viable option for commercial landlords to reclaim unpaid rent?
  • Are self-driving cars racist and sexist?
  • ‘Earth Day’: the implications of accelerating environmental (MEES) regulation for landlords
  • The Dasgupta Review: The Economics of Biodiversity and the ‘citizen investor’
  • Consultation on the next programme of Law reforms runs until July
  • Leasehold Solutions Limited & Leasehold Valuers Limited
  • Are you sure that is what it says? The Basic Rules to Interpreting your Lease
  • Mark Chick hosts the Annual Spring Lecture to reflect on the cladding crisis  
  • Stamp Duty holiday looks set to be extended to June, but there is a but
  • Business confidence is returning shows ICAEW accountants’ survey
  • Forecourt or foreclosure – finance firms fix on the future
  • Housing minister announces two new taxes to pay for unsafe cladding removal post-Grenfell
  • Bishop & Sewell and Monro Wright & Wasbrough LLP announce merger
  • Fertility clinics can continue to safely offer treatment – says HFEA
  • Government extends the ban on residential evictions until 21 February 2021
  • Will non-compete post-termination restrictions in employment contracts become a thing of the past?
  • Miscarriage in the workplace
  • UK moves through the gears to legislate on the introduction of self-driving cars
  • Supreme Court’s judgement in F v M (2020) shines much needed light on definition of coercive and controlling behaviour
  • As in life as in the Law – senior judge tells us all not to leave deadlines to the last minute
  • Supreme Court rules insurers must pay out on business interruption policies
  • Corporate restructuring – accountants and lawyers have more in common than you might think
  • UK to review Listing Rules to lure high-growth companies
  • Mark Chick our Senior Partner and Head of Landlord & Tenant, Government response comments
  • Where there’s a will there’s possibly also a four-legged beneficiary
  • High street retailer Poundland launches a new range… of ‘divorce items’
  • How long can governments’ protection of people and pensions persist?
  • The impact of COVID-19 on Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Promotion within the Bishop & Sewell Private Client team
  • Bishop & Sewell strengthens Employment team with new hire
  • Recovering a bad debt
  • Government Announces Big Leasehold changes – 7th January 2021
  • Who has the right to decide their child’s religion?
  • Reforms expected on Corporate Criminal Liability
  • The number of divorces actually fell in 2020 compared to 2019 – for good reason
  • Divorce Day 4 January 2021
  • Latest research confirms that fewer than 4 out of 10 have written a will
  • The implications of the new rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax for non-UK residents from 1 April 2021
  • Witnessing wills remotely and accommodating social distancing rules
  • Socks, litigation funding, and the hunt for the biggest divorce award in history
  • It’s time we updated our Victorian-era transfer of ownership rules
  • Bishop & Sewell strengthens Corporate & Commercial team with new hire
  • Reforming the law around weddings
  • What does it mean now that HMRC will now be paid ahead of all creditors?
  • After Brexit, which countries’ laws will take precedence for a divorce?  
  • How big a shot in the arm will vaccines be for economic recovery?
  • Landlords lobby Government ahead of the Renter’s Reform Bill
  • When retail tycoons collide, what happens next?
  • Redevelopment break clauses in commercial lease renewal
  • Latest exemption from eviction bans gives most landlords little to cheer
  • So, what does the Duval case mean for enfranchisement cases?
  • Breakdown or break up – will 2021 be Armageddon for insolvencies?
  • When your business might not be all of your business if you separate
  • Brexit transition: the clock is ticking – is your business ready?
  • Could leasehold law really take another decade to reform?
  • What does the Duval case mean in practice?
  • News Release: Appointments at Bishop & Sewell
  • Why a big hole for a basement extension could result in a whole lot of litigation
  • Does the government need to relaunch its Everyone In scheme even though evictions are suspended till March?
  • To what extent can a landlord grant consent to works in breach of an absolute restriction in a lease?  
  • Remote family hearings don’t work for all
  • Government launches consultation aimed at resolving late payment issues for small business owners
  • Is government moving closer to resolving the complexities of who pays for cladding costs?
  • The survey said that working from home has its ups and downs
  • The Judge’s ruling in the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard case reminds us that not all domestic violence is physical
  • Insolvencies – remarkably, Government policy appears to be working
  • New Government regulations will pack a punch on pre-packs
  • Why it’s important to choose the right Solicitor
  • Mark Chick chairs the ALEP Virtual Conference
  • Immigration Health Surcharge to be increased by 56% from 27 October
  • An oversight from HM Treasury could result in hundreds more business insolvencies
  • Non compliance with social media rules followed by a dismissal for gross misconduct dismissal is nothing new
  • Louise Barretto, Head of our Family Law team, on Jane Austen, prenups and 2020
  • Divorcing in retirement is more common than you might think
  • October 2020 marks Bishop & Sewell’s 41st Anniversary
  • Sure of insurance
  • Major Works Service Charges – Where was the Notice … Where is the prejudice?
  • Emergency legislation lays down more Covid-19 pain for landlords
  • Child access: who keeps the children?
  • Dinner and Sex Discrimination at the Garrick Club
  • What happens if your separating partner empties your joint bank account?
  • Exercising the right to manage your own property
  • Has the government forgotten its own Data Protection laws?
  • Would you recognise the victim of controlling behaviour and coercive control?
  • Law Commission puts forward proposals to allow marriages outside
  • Remote Working For The Future
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  • The Cliff Edge As The Furloughed Millions Face Redundancy
  • What rights do common law spouses have?
  • When should I update my Will?
  • The increasing popularity of international surrogacy for UK parents
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  • Remember when Gwyneth and Chris became consciously uncoupled?
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  • Just because my client doesn’t think his father should see his son, is that a good idea?
  • When mediation and collaborative law are the right way to go
  • Is surrogacy legal in the UK?
  • Are divorces overtaking marriages?
  • A new way of witnessing Wills
  • Supporting children through the divorce process
  • Wills and guardianship: what will happen to my child in the event of my death?
  • A troubling MoJ report into Cafcass has landed in my inbox
  • Maintenance for children at University or College
  • The world’s most expensive divorce settlements
  • Villiers v Villiers – time to head south for a divorce?
  • Court of Appeal decision encourages families whose relatives joined ISIS in Syria to challenge decisions to deprive them of British citizenship
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  • Is ‘nesting’ such a good idea?
  • Leasehold law: Is reform in sight?
  • Immigration Department – New Head
  • Beware of the (outwardly charming) narcissistic abuser
  • Is Danniella divorced? Why let the facts get in the way of a good story?
  • So, is this going to be the biggest change in enfranchisement in the last 17 years?
  • So you want a divorce? Where do you start?
  • You don’t have to see your partner in court to divorce them
  • To pre-nup or not pre-nup?
  • Lockdown lowdown – what becomes of the family business on divorce?
  • Gaslighting and Coercive Control
  • “NO DSS Tenants” – held to be unlawful
  • Covid-19 and Parental Alienation
  • The sensational High Court case between Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard is now into its second week, what have we learned?
  • Stamp Duty Land Tax Holiday Announced
  • What does it mean to be a British National (Overseas) and what’s next for citizens of Hong Kong?
  • The Realities of Going Back to the Desk
  • Covid-19: A reflection on the challenges families have faced
  • Louie Burns – A message from the Leasehold Team at B&S
  • Top Tips – Communication between separated parents
  • Managing money and nuisance neighbours: Mental health and safety during Covid-19
  • Hundreds of babies stranded abroad due to Coronavirus travel restrictions
  • Corporate Insolvency and Governance Bill
  • Is the UK Family Justice System coping during COVID-19 lockdown?
  • Children disputes during COVID-19
  • Flexible working post COVID-19, no going back
  • I do… but not during Corona: What happens if my wedding is cancelled?
  • Mark featured in the Leasehold Roadshow’s online masterclass RE: Service Charges
  • Does the current Lockdown and economic fallout mean that you can change your Financial Order?
  • Self-employment and COVID-19 – A “parity of support” across the workforce
  • Coronavirus: what should I do if I have a dispute during lockdown?
  • Delaying Court Proceedings – Wheels of Justice Keep Turning
  • A novel remedy for novel wrongs – law in the time of coronavirus
  • Summer Holidays and COVID-19
  • Coronavirus lockdown causes increase in reports of Domestic Violence
  • The impact of COVID-19 on Residential Property Transactions
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  • Protocol for service of initial notices
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  • 7 Key Considerations for Business Tenancies – Coronavirus Bill Update
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  • No rent, no eviction – No certainty
  • I was there the Night the West End Closed – COVID-19
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  • COVID-19 A message from our Senior Partner, Mark Chick
  • No fee increase in Immigration applications – for the first time
  • Buying the freehold to your block from an absent Landlord
  • Buying the freehold to a building where the freehold company has been dissolved
  • Missing Landlords
  • Bishop & Sewell announces two new appointments to its management board
  • Property Law: The Fires Prevention (Metropolis) Act of 1774; a 246-year-old law still on the books and able to be utilised in our modern times.
  • Mark Chick on Property Tribes about what to look for in a Leasehold Property
  • Service charges remain a common area for dispute… No! Show me yours!
  • Great Legal Bake 2020
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  • December Election – leasehold manifesto commitments from two major parties
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  • 40th Anniversary Q&A feature with Michael Gillman
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  • HoC Housing Communities and Local Government Committee report on Leasehold Reform
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  • ALEP Spring Lecture 2019: Up on the Roof – Developing Development Value
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  • Dog Walking Services – a useful agreement …
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  • With great sadness we announce the death of ALEP co-founder Alex Greenslade
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  • Ground rents to be capped at £10 – Leasehold Houses to be banned?
  • Karma Hickman to host an MBL webinar on Government Brexit proposals for EU Citizens
  • Bishop & Sewell promotes two to Equity Partnership
  • Law Commissioner extends consultation period
  • Stop Press – Managing Agents are going to be regulated …
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  • Mark Chick speaking at MBL Conference 2018
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  • Forthcoming Royal Wedding
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  • Mark Chick and Chris Macartney appear in The Hot 100
  • Legal 500 rankings 2017 for Bishop & Sewell
  • Bishop & Sewell supports Macmillan Coffee Morning 2017
  • Bishop & Sewell and Fisher Meredith agree to merge
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  • Bishop & Sewell listed as Finalists in this year’s ERMAs
  • Bishop & Sewell advises on Spinnaker Opportunities IPO
  • London Legal Walk 2017
  • ALEP 10th Anniversary Conference
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  • Bishop & Sewell strengthens Leasehold Enfranchisement Team
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  • Swansea City: Supporters Trust
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• Category: Legal Updates
  • Barclay v Barclay and the right of privacy v the right of freedom of expression
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  • Court of Appeal rejects Mundy Appeal
  • Business Lease Renewals are heading for the tribunal
  • A new Pre-action Protocol for Debt claims
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  • UK post-Brexit vision for EU citizens draws fire from MEPs
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  • Breaking news: Regulation of managing agents
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