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A trustee of a charity is responsible for the activities the charity undertakes and can be held legally accountable for their decisions. It is crucial that a trustee understand his […]

This year saw the introduction of new legislation giving working parents the right to share out the leave which is granted to them following the birth, or adoption, of a […]

Auto-enrolment requires employers to automatically enrol staff into a qualifying workplace pension scheme in the coming years. Each business will have a staging date for auto-enrolment depending on their size […]

The government announced, shortly after being elected, that it would stop subsidy payments for on-shore wind farms. The energy minister declared that subsidies under the renewables obligation scheme would go […]

It replaces Environmental Stewardship, the English Woodland grant scheme and capital grants from the Catchment Sensitive Farming programme. With the Entry Level Stewardship (ELS) and the Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) […]

Dispute resolution With effect from 27 May this year the Deregulation Act 2015 now provides for disputes within the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 to be heard by third party experts […]

During National Air Ambulance Week we are, in partnership with Midlands Air Ambulance Charity, appealing to Gloucestershire residents to take advantage of the charity’s free will writing service, for those […]

Commercial proceedings are won and lost on the quality of a party’s evidence, most specifically documents and correspondence that must be disclosed to the other side. In litigation, a failure […]

Pop-up shops continue to be popular in many high streets with landlords being unable to secure long-term tenants for commercial retail premises due to adverse market conditions. They can operate […]

There are signs that HMRC is taking a closer look at tax reliefs for commercial woodland. The concept of commerciality is under scrutiny and it is likely to challenge relief […]