The WHorld of Law

In this episode our experts, Peter Lowe, Senior Partner, Lucy Compton, Senior Paralegal and Richard Dundee, Partner, delve into the crucial roles of estate planning and wills when facing life's most challenging transitions - divorce and death. They explore how these events can affect your financial security, children's futures, and personal legacy. Our lawyers share real-life examples of unintende...

Join Andrew Jones, Partner in our Real Estate team and Rebecca Mushing, Partner in our Planning team in the latest episode of our Real Estate Rundown series. This episode dives into the fundamentals of permitted development rights (PDRs) within planning law, exploring what they are, how they work and why they're essential in the world of planning and development. Disclaimer: This podcast contains...

Matt Western, Labour MP for Warwick and Leamington sits down with Tina Chander, Partner and Head of Employment Law at Wright Hassall to discuss the importance of ending workplace bullying, the latest WH survey results and Matt's thoughts on improving workplaces in the future. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other pro...

There’s a lot of scepticism and concern about what the new Labour government might look to do in the upcoming October 2024 budget, whether they are going to reduce allowances for various taxes, introduce new ones, remove exemptions, or effectively rewrite the ‘rule book’. Richard Dundee, Partner in our Private Client team takes a closer look from a private client perspective on the current positio...

Listen to our latest episode in our new series, Real Estate Rundown, where Andrew Jones, Partner in our Real Estate team and Michael Hiscock, Partner and Head of Construction at Wright Hassall delve into the ins and outs of construction contracts, exploring what construction contracts are, how aspects of these contracts work and more. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for general informat...

Join Andrew Jones, Partner in our Real Estate team and Claire Waring, Partner in our Development team at Wright Hassall in the first episode of Real Estate Rundown. In this episode, Andrew and Claire discuss the ins and outs of strategic land, covering... What is strategic land? Who typically owns strategic land? Who is interested in strategic and land and how does it work? Agreements in the conte...

Listen to our podcast where Sophie Wahba, Associate and Kash Dosanjh, Senior Associate in our Employment Law team delve deeper into the proposed changes to zero-hours contracts, explore what this means for employers and explain what employers can do to prepare. Matthew Davies, Partner and Head of Business Immigration also provides a useful insight into how this reform is likely to impact businesse...

In our latest episode, Stacey Lambert, Associate in our Business Immigration team along with Gemma Clark, Associate and Sarah Price, Solicitor in our Employment Law team join forces to discuss the latest changes to immigration rules and the knock-on effect it may have from an employment perspective. This episode primarily focuses on how the latest salary threshold changes will impact sponsored emp...

Join Peter Lowe, Senior Partner and Lucy Compton, Senior Paralegal in our Family team at Wright Hassall as they go back to basics and discuss the divorce process from start to finish. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Every effort is made to ensure that the content is accurate and up to date...

Selling a business can feel like a daunting task but with the correct advice and guidance, it can make the process smoother and easier. Our next podcast sees our Business Group join forces to discuss preparing for the sale of your business. In this episode, you will hear from: Rees Herrod in Corporate, Buddug Williams in Commercial, Tina Chander and Gemma Clark from Employment, Kevin Hall in VAT a...

Join Peter Lowe, Senior Partner, Laura Stocks, Senior Associate and Lucy Compton, Senior Paralegal in our Family team at Wright Hassall as they review some shocking statistics in relation to pensions when divorcing and why we shouldn't ignore them. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Every...

Join Peter Lowe, Senior Partner and Lucy Compton, Senior Paralegal in our Family team at Wright Hassall as they discuss a few recent reports highlighting concerns around divorce as well as some shocking statistics they have uncovered. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Every effort is made to...

Join Peter Lowe, Senior Partner and Lucy Compton, Senior Paralegal in our Family team at Wright Hassall as they discuss some of the myths around family law, including whether we see more divorce enquiries at this time of year. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Every effort is made to ensure t...

In our latest podcast, Matthew Davies, Partner and Head of Business Immigration is joined by his colleagues Stacey Lambert, Associate, Maha Ajaj, Paralegal and Dana Munteanu, Executive Assistant as they discuss the recent media frenzy surrounding net migration and the 5-point plan. Our team look at these points in more detail and the impact that they could potentially have going forward. Disclaime...

Whether you are a sole trader, SME or a larger business, reviewing your existing terms and conditions and contracts to ensure they reflect how your business is currently operating is important. In this podcast, Patrick McCullum, Senior Associate and Shivani Pandya, Solicitor in our Commercial team discuss ways in which you can review your T&Cs and contracts by providing examples such as cashfl...

Join Gemma Clark and Sarah Price who are Solicitors in our Employment team at Wright Hassall as they discuss the importance of keeping your business's contracts and handbooks up-to-date and what exactly needs to be included in these documents. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Every effor...

Join from our Business Immigration team in their podcast as they discuss the latest changes in the world of business immigration. In their October podcast, the team explores the changes to business immigration that were made effective from 4 October 2023, stemming from the Government's announcement earlier in the year, regarding increasing salaries within the public sector and how they would b...

Matthew Davies, Partner and Head of Business Immigration comments on the latest news since our last issue, covering the sheer extent of net migration since Brexit and the reactive moves from the Government sought to dampen criticism. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice. Every effort is made to e...

Implemented fully in early January 2022 under the National Securities and Investment Act (NSIA), we have now had over a year of the standalone regime for the scrutiny of, and intervention, in acquisitions and investments in the UK for the purpose of protecting national security. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other...

There is a long-established principle that liability for immigration breaches can transfer on the acquisition of a business, along with employees. Stacey Lambert, Associate in our Business Immigration team, discusses both buyers and sellers business obligations that they need to know and the risks they can encounter when getting it wrong. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for general info...

TUPE is one of those words that many people are familiar with, but often don't know what it means in practical terms and what responsibilities this may impose on employers, or even when such obligations may arise. Tina Chander, Head of Employment and Gemma Clark, Solicitor in our Employment team share why TUPE is important and the steps to follow when dealing with a TUPE scenario. Disclaimer:...

For potential investors and acquirers, carrying out commercial due diligence prior to an acquisition is an important exercise to be considered as part of the wider due diligence process. Pete Maguire, Head of Commercial explains how conducting commercial due diligence will help potential buyers to understand a target company’s commercial matters. Disclaimer: This podcast contains material for gene...