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Buying a property for student accommodation
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Inheritance disputes between siblings
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How to negotiate a turnover rent for retail premises
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Providing for a child with disabilities in your will
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Selling a property through the modern method of auction
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Getting employees back to the office
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Why your terms and conditions may be letting you down
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Liability of former commercial tenants and guarantors
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Due diligence – ensuring a business acquisition benefits from the contracts
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Exercising a break clause – top tips for commercial tenants
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Selling a property after someone has died
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Risks and rewards with a personal guarantee
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Securing access for a commercial property
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Resolving a commercial dilapidations claim
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Receiving an employment tribunal claim: what to do next
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Buying an asset-based business – what to look out for?
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Protecting your business if you lose mental capacity
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Could you be forced to use early neutral evaluation in a business dispute?
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Excluding or limiting liability in B2B terms and conditions
Setting out the terms upon which you provide your goods [...]

Employment policies and procedures: time for a refresh?
Many businesses are now at the stage where they have [...]

Commercial property considerations for damage by insured risks
Commercial landlords rely on insurance to cover the cost of [...]

New director-shareholder joining your company? Time to review your shareholder agreement
If you are planning to appoint a new director to [...]

Can my business get out of a contract we were misled into agreeing?
If your business finds out that it agreed to enter [...]

Making your commercial property portfolio more sustainable
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Managing financial affairs under a lasting power of attorney
Managing financial affairs under a lasting power of attorney DAGMARA [...]

Is your workplace sympathetic to the menopause?
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Winding up and closing down a company cleanly
Winding up and closing down a company cleanly DANIELLE AUSTIN [...]

Senior executive departure – tips for a smooth exit
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Obligations under a full repairing and insuring commercial lease
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Your rights where commercially sensitive information is used or disclosed without your consent
Every business has information that it wants to keep private, [...]

Business Checklist for Admitting a New Partner
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Meeting your conveyancing solicitor, what you need to prepare
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Compensation for injury in a cycling accident
The number of cycling accidents has risen significantly since the [...]

Ecommerce refresher for retailers trading online in the UK
DANIELLE AUSTIN Ecommerce is a fast-moving medium for retailers and, [...]

Can I challenge excessive charges imposed for a breach of contract?
KEN STANGOE It is not unusual for business contracts to [...]

Relying on the concept of ‘next of kin’ – when is this enough?
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Key employment cases regarding coronavirus and Supreme Court decisions
STUART SNELSON Despite the success of the vaccine programme, the [...]

Water, drainage, and sewers; out of sight, but not out of mind
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Secrets of success in manufacturing agreements
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The rights of a beneficiary with concerns about a trustee
If you are the beneficiary of a trust and you [...]

The future of the workplace and hybrid working
The official government message encouraging people to work from home [...]

Making a will or giving a gift on your deathbed
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Recovery of commercial rent arrears accrued during the pandemic: good news for landlords
Before the coronavirus struck, the options for landlords looking to [...]