Willans has joined forces with the Cheltenham Chamber of Commerce to offer a legal business clinic for local members.

Patrick Peake has recently qualified as a solicitor following his two year training contract at our leading Gloucestershire law firm.

This week sees the High Court hearing Henning Berg’s claim against his former club, Blackburn Rovers, for unpaid wages. This particular sorry tale raises a couple of interesting legal points as well, says our head of employment Matthew Clayton

Breach of contract – or not? Solicitor Patrick Peake reviews an employment case that overturned restrictive covenants.

Proposals for a new type of employee ownership were announced by the chancellor, George Osborne last October, which would see employees exchanging some of their employment rights in return for shares in their employer company.