Professional Blog

Hybrid-Working: The New Norm. How To Make It Work For Employers and Colleagues

With working from home for part of the week now the norm for many as we move out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is important that businesses take steps to ensure it is a success. Below are some of the key legal and practical considerations if you are a business who has adopted, or a Read more
Come Fly With Us: A closer look at the UK’s transport industryCome Fly With Us:

The importance of the transport industry to a well-functioning economy is indisputable. Connecting all parts of the supply chain makes possible the timely, regular, cost-efficient, and flexible movement of goods and people, and the provision of services. This is why any jolt in transport cannot occur in isolation but would usually trigger a ripple effect Read more
Supreme Court Ruling On Holiday Pay For Part-Year Workers

All workers are entitled to 5.6 weeks of paid holiday each year, and a recent case at the Supreme Court has clarified how this should be calculated for people who do not work every week of the year or those who have zero hours contracts. Fundamentally, the Supreme Court ruled that holiday pay for workers Read more
Enduring Powers of Attorney

New EPAs can no longer be created, however if a person has an EPA made before October 2007, either registered or unregistered, it can still continue to be used. LPAs have now replaced EPAs, which only allowed people to appoint Attorneys to make decisions about property and financial matters on their behalf. The new LPAs give more protection Read more
Lasting Power of Attorney

A lasting power of attorney (LPA) is a way of giving someone you trust, your attorney, the legal authority to make decisions on your behalf if you lose the mental capacity to do so in the future, or if you no longer want to make decisions for yourself. There are two types of LPA: LPA for Read more
What Type of Power of Attorney Is Right For You?

What Is a Power of Attorney? A power of attorney is a legal document that lets you give one or more person the power to make decisions and manage: As long as you’re aged 18 or over, you can set one up at any time, providing you’re able to weigh up information and make decisions Read more