Irwin Mitchell

Brexit, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies of the British Crown and as such are not  part of the EU. Their...

28/11/19

Elizabeth Thomson

The requirements for when an individual executes a deed: A-ttesting case?

Elliot Cuozzo, a real estate trainee, considers a recent case on the witnessing of deeds. When a deed is executed by an individual,...

26/11/19

David Shirt

Food adulteration

By Amy Au Food adulteration is the act of intentionally debasing the quality of food offered for sale either by the admixture or...

26/11/19

Elizabeth Thomson

Mind the gap between your development and the highway

In an article which first appeared in Estates Gazette, James Pavey and Sam Knight address the steps to take when your development site...

18/11/19

Joanne Moseley

Worried about employee theft? ECHR sets out guidelines on covert surveillance

Employees have some rights to privacy - even when they are at work. If you want to monitor what they are doing, you usually have to...

14/11/19

Elizabeth Thomson

Solicitor's email footer creates binding contract

Lauren Dunnill, a trainee solicitor in the Real Estate Disputes team, examines the case of (1) STAVROS NEOCLEOUS (2) KALLIROY NEOCLEOUS v...

06/11/19

Joanne Moseley

Settlement agreements: what's a reasonable amount to offer an employee to cover their legal advice?

£250, £500 or more than that? Well, the EAT in Solomon v University of Hertfordshire said that £500 plus VAT was okay if the solicitor...

06/11/19