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ESG has a huge role to play in retail. As a certified  B Corp UK , we know first-hand the benefits of businesses acting as a force for good. As part of our focus on the retail sector and our ongoing commitment to a more sustainable future,  Hannah Fawcett  — our Legal Director and Head of Fashion & Beauty — went to  The Trafford Centre  to find out what ESG really means to one of the UK’s best...

Retailers can become social hubs for the local community through intelligent and innovative use of their real estate portfolio. Co-hosting goods and services such as mental health groups and business incubators within their assets can help businesses add real social value.  Here, we are joined by industry leaders to showcase how their companies put their physical locations at the heart of the...

Brabners Retail Sector experts, get down to the shop floor, taking away the jargon and going behind the scenes with inspiring businesses looking to develop sustainable products and supply chains. To find out more please contact a member of our Retail team. Special thanks to: Phil Pratt , Managing Director, THG Eco Chris Wiseman , Managing Director, Wessex Garages Lucy Finlay , Sustainability Manag...

We explore the innovative ways that retailers have embedded real social value throughout their organisation, ensuring that their values are at the heart of everything they do. Brabners Retail Sector experts are joined by industry leaders to showcase how their companies are rising to the challenge of becoming a sustainable, purpose-led business, and how they have secured buy-in at every level of th...

How do we find a model where the business wins, the customer wins, and the planet wins? Brabners Retail Sector experts are joined by industry leaders to strip away the jargon and showcase how major retailers are rising to the challenge of becoming sustainable, through their products, their purpose, and their strategy for place. To find out more please contact a member of our Retail team. Special t...

This is ‘Rooney v Vardy: The Breakdown’ podcast series hosted by lawyers Paul Lunt and Jamie Hurworth from Brabners LLP , the solicitors who acted for Coleen Rooney in the recent libel claim brought against her by Rebekah Vardy. This podcast aims to give a view ‘behind the scenes’, discussing the legal hurdles that were faced during the case and answering from a legal perspective any burning quest...

The introduction of the new ‘Scale Up Visa’ on 22 August 2022 provides high growth organisations with a dedicated visa route to recruit skilled workers in the UK. In this podcast, Immigration law expert Arshia Hashmi speaks to solicitor Claire Flavin about this new visa, including the eligibility criteria for organisations and individuals, and the benefits and potential pitfalls. We look at how th...

Family lawyer Molly Chattaway is joined by Chris Butterfield , an experienced family law barrister who is based at 29 Bedford Row Chambers .  In this podcast Chris explains the court’s role in relocating overseas with a child, the practical steps involved with international relocation and the potential consequences of relocating overseas with a child without consent.

Having explored the challenges of Menopause in the workplace, Trishna Modessa-Parekh a Solicitor in the Employment Team at Brabners and Thomas Wood , a barrister of St John's Buildings , continue discussing some of the issues faced by employers as a result of  Menopause in the Workplace, exploring practical ways employers can support employees going through the menopause. For more information...

Did you know that 93% of women, in a survey carried out by TOTM , said that period related pain or discomfort had impacted their working day – yet these employees, in most cases, are likely to be suffering in silence and without support? In our latest Brabners podcast, Trishna Modessa-Parekh , an Associate in the Employment and Pensions Team at Brabners is joined by Manjit K Gill MBE,  CEO an...

In part one of this two part series on Menopause in the Workplace, Trishna Modessa-Parekh , a solicitor in the Employment Team at Brabners , explores the challenges around Menopause in the Workplace. Trishna is joined by barrister, Thomas Wood of St John's Buildings , who is due to publish his practical guide on Menopause and Perimenopause in the Workplace later this month. For more information, p...

Kate Barlow , Solicitor in the Family Team , discusses how to pursue a financial settlement in England and Wales following a foreign divorce with barrister Philip Tait of 29 Bedford Row Chambers . For more information on Financial Settlement after an Overseas Divorce, please visit our dedicated webpage .

Joanne Radcliff from Brabners LLP and Philippa Cunniff from Gilson Gray discuss when you may need to consider getting legal advice about a pre-nuptial agreement or post nuptial agreement in more than one country. They consider how lawyers can work together in different jurisdictions to ensure a pre or post nuptial agreement can be effective in each country or to prepare ‘mirror agreements’. For mo...

It has been said that “Housing is a lens through which you can look at the whole of society” and at Brabners we certainly believe that to be the case. Here in the UK, we, as a population, are very focused on the status that comes with home ownership. But there is a systemic, and seemingly ever-growing, need within our society for good quality accommodation for those who can’t afford to buy or rent...

Joanne Radcliff from Brabners LLP and Philippa Cunniff from Gilson Gray discuss jurisdictional issues that impact the way in which divorce is dealt with in both England/Wales and Scotland, including the significant differences in the way the courts in each jurisdiction deal with the division of assets and maintenance. They consider the circumstances which may lead to you having the potential to ch...

It has been said that “Housing is a lens through which you can look at the whole of society” and at Brabners we certainly believe that to be the case. Here in the UK, we, as a population, are very focused on the status that comes with home ownership. But there is a systemic, and seemingly ever-growing, need within our society for good quality accommodation for those who can’t afford to buy or rent...

Registered providers play a key role in delivering much-needed affordable housing. In doing so, they face considerable challenges from day-to-day pressures to COVID-19, Brexit, and government reforms to planning. In our new ‘Ask The Leaders - Affordable Housing’ series, the CEOs of Irwell Valley Homes , Mosscare St Vincent's Housing Group , The Regenda Group , and Torus provide insight on how Regi...

In our latest podcast, Duncan Bailey explains what Family Investment Companies are and what they can do for you as part of your estate planning. For further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me or a member of the Brabners Personal or  Family Business Team  to discuss this matter further.

In our latest Family law podcast, Partner Joanne Radcliff is joined by barristers from Fourteen Chambers ( Camini Kumar , Mandy Tanner & Grace Garrett-Sadler ).  During this podcast, Joanne and her guests discuss the different roles that a solicitor and a barrister have in a family law case, how and when a barrister would become involved, and what areas of dispute are frequently seen in d...

In our latest family law podcast, Partner, Joanne Radcliff discusses No Fault Divorce. Joanne will explain what No Fault Divorce is, when it will be introduced and how this will change the way people in England and Wales get divorced. For more information about No Fault Divorce please visit: https://www.brabners.com/services/family/divorce-settlements/no-fault-divorce

Partner and Head of Family, Helen Marriott and Partner, Natalie Dickson sit down to discuss no fault divorce and precisely what it means as well as the practical considerations to bear in mind. For more information, please visit our website, here .

In our latest Family law podcast, Molly Chattaway is joined by Louisa Oxland , assistant manager in the private client tax advisory team at Sagars. During this podcast, Louisa talks about tax implications in the context of separating spouses or civil partners, including, consideration of tax in relation to the family home (and other properties) as well as share transfers within a family business....

We all have documents which we know are important to us – birth certificates, marriage certificates, passport, driving licence and property deeds; the list goes on. In our latest podcast, Sarah Murphy explains the importance of why a will must be on that list. A will is the most important document that you will ever prepare concerning the distribution of all of your worldly assets upon your death....

In this podcast Associate, Hannah Bates explains the importance on Inheritance Tax review, including a conjoined approach with your Accountant and/or Financial Advisor. For further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me or a member of the  Family Business Team  to discuss this matter further.

Experts from our Business Immigration team, Laura Darnley and Arshia Hashmi , discuss the immigration law changes affecting organisations post-Brexit, including the impact of the end of free movement on recruitment, how businesses might utilise the new Frontier Worker permits, considerations for business travellers from 1 January 2021 and employer sponsorship under the UK’s work permit system.&nbs...