Media

28
Apr 2025

The Changes in Employment Law and What Your HR Team Need to Know

Sam Pawson, Head of the Employment Law team at Chadwick Lawrence gives his views on how HR is continuing to develop in the modern workplace and his thoughts on the changes following the October 2024 Employment Rights Bill. We have seen how these changes are influencing workplaces, and we wanted to explore the challenges and…

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23
Apr 2025

Opinion: The Last Decade Has Transformed the Repairs Landscape and More Significant Change is Just Around the Corner

This article discusses: Some of the challenges repairs teams have weathered in the last 15 years; How to deal with repairs complaints when a disrepair claim is ongoing; The changes coming this year that landlord repairs teams must prepare for; and How we can help. As a disrepair specialist, there was a time when life…

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17
Apr 2025

Section: Family Law

What is a clean break order?

What is a clean break order? If you are going through a divorce, you may have heard the term ‘clean break order’. We take a look at what this is and why it is important to secure a financial order when you end your marriage. When you divorce, your solicitor will deal with financial issues…

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08
Apr 2025

Defamation of Character: Defamation Act 2013 Reforms

The Defamation Act 2013, which was introduced on 1 January 2014, introduced several important reforms to update the law on defamation. These reforms included: Serious Harm Test: Under, a statement is not defamatory unless its publication has caused or is likely to cause serious harm to the reputation of the claimant. Harm to the reputation…

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03
Apr 2025

What financial orders can a court make on divorce?

If you invite the court to make a financial award in a divorce case there are a number of options available and the Judge dealing with your case has a lot of discretion over the orders that can be made. In reaching a decision, a Judge will try to ensure that the financial needs of…

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02
Apr 2025

Opinion : Disrepair Despair for Landlords? Not Really. Read on for our why.

A Senior Circuit Judge, at Bristol County Court, has made a significant decision about track allocation. This article deals with the implications for landlords and tenants.   What the Court’s decision was about The tenant was asking the Court to allocate the claim to the fast track, whilst the landlord was asking for small claims…

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