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New year intentions, short-lived commitments: what the new subscription rules mean for memberships

Laura Crowe, Senior Associate If your business operates in fitness and wellbeing, lifestyle and leis...

When a sale isn’t saving – what retailers need to know about misleading discounts

Darcy MacMillan, Solicitor A consultation will launch this autumn into discounts and recommended ret...

Goodbye statutory registers: what the 2025 reforms mean in practice

Helen Mather, Partner The Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2025 (ECCTA) partially came ...

Protecting product innovation through UK registered designs

Helen Harmel, Associate Protecting the visual appearance of a product can be just as important as sa...

Just do (not do) it: destroying the novelty of your own design

Tom Griffin, Solicitor The recent UK IPO decision (O/0589/26), which concerned an application by Nik...

Government consultation open on equal pay reform: what businesses need to know

Claire Treacy, Senior Associate The Government has launched a consultation on reforming the equal pa...

Understanding the 2027 changes to pensions and inheritance tax

Elaine Roche, Partner Having dealt with both the change from “domicile” to “long-term UK resid...

Insolvency numbers stabilise, but the pressure is far from over…

Dermot Preston, Senior Lawyer The company insolvency figures for June 2026 offer a degree of cautiou...

Can you make employees repay training costs? What employers can learn from Geeks Ltd v Watts

Mark McKeating, Partner UK employers invest around £26 billion each year in off-the-job training. D...

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