5/27/2026 1:15:05 PM Boult v Together Personal Finance Ltd By Robert Paterson Together Personal Finance Limited, a finance company, had lent money to Ms Myranna Boult on the security of her home. It brought...
5/27/2026 1:14:58 PM Are you ready for the Building Safety Levy? By James So What is it? The Building Safety Levy (England) Regulations 2025 (the “Regulations“), coming into force on 1 October 2026, introduce the...
5/27/2026 1:14:35 PM AI in Pensions Law – opportunities and risks By James Newcome However, the growing use of AI in the pensions industry also raises significant risks. Legal questions rarely turn on a single provision...
5/26/2026 1:06:41 PM Henderson & Jones Ltd v Chambers & Anor By Frances Coulson Ian Rees Henderson & Jones Ltd are a litigation finance company which is in the business of purchasing and prosecuting causes of action belonging...
5/21/2026 6:12:01 PM Charity & Philanthropy Focus - May 2026 By Jonathan Brinsden We are pleased to launch Charity and Philanthropy Focus, a new newsletter, sharing practical insights on the issues we see affecting...
5/21/2026 6:11:44 PM ICO publishes “soft opt in” guidance – so what should charities do now? By Sophie Peach What has changed and why it matters? The “charitable purposes soft opt‑in” came into force on 5 February 2026 as part of the Data (Use...
5/21/2026 6:11:31 PM Grant making disclosures under SORP 2026: transparency without risk By Preena Patel The good news? The SORP continues to allow flexibility and recognises that full public disclosure isn’t always the right answer. Telling...
5/21/2026 6:11:19 PM Fundraising governance: a compliance journey By Jonathan Brinsden At one level, nothing has changed. Trustees have always been responsible for their charity’s fundraising. But in another sense, this...
5/21/2026 6:11:02 PM Aligning capital with purpose: a practical guide for trustees By Jonathan Brinsden Moving beyond “What to avoid” For many charities, the starting point has been to avoid certain types of investments. That remains...
5/20/2026 3:50:49 PM TUPE Transfers are not retirement: High Court clarifies early pension triggers By Justin McGilloway Alexia John Background Mr McKavney was a protected person under the Electricity (Protected Persons) (England and Wales) Pension Regulations 1990 (the...
5/20/2026 1:10:02 PM HSJ Consultancy Limited By Frances Coulson Ian Rees BACKGROUND The Company was a small local general practice with around 20 or so employees which provided a full range of accountancy and...
5/19/2026 6:06:31 PM Quarterly in Advance: Commercial Real Estate – What is on the Horizon? By Gemma Cook Ban on upwards-only rent reviews: Act receives Royal Assent, but the commencement date is yet to be confirmed The Government has...
5/15/2026 2:00:19 PM New transparency requirements for Contractual Control Agreements By Rachel Walbourn Liam Floodgate Harriet Forster KEY TAKEAWAYS New rules will require disclosure of contractual control agreements over land. A wide range of development-related rights...
5/15/2026 1:02:34 PM In Trust - May 2026 By Caroline Miller The reforms to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR) are now in force, fundamentally changing the...
5/14/2026 1:06:04 PM Upwards-only rent reviews – preparing for a fundamental change By Justin Lewis-Vivas Uriel Newman KEY TAKEAWAYS Legislation banning UORRs is now in place, with commencement expected in 2027 or 2028. The ban will not apply to existing...
5/14/2026 1:04:20 PM New data protection requirement – are you ready? By Esther Gunaratnam Adam Betts Elizabeth Kilburn Background Section 103 of the UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the “DUAA“) requires an organisation to put in place a procedure for...