The Government made a number of pension–related announcements in the Budget today. Below we summarise some of the main changes to pensions.

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero recently announced the launch of a new funding initiative, the Warm Homes: Local Grant scheme, aimed at improving the energy performance and heating systems of low-income households in England.

In this article, we summarise the new statutory medical examiner (ME) system and how this impacts your organisation.

The National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) announced the Nature Towns and Cities Initiative on 2 October 2024, set up by the NLHF, the National Trust and Natural England, in close collaboration with other partners.

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has undertaken a range of recent enforcement activities relating to Freedom of Information law compliance. Our experts set out key themes from the ICO’s enforcement notices and audits

In this article, we summarise the key changes contained in the Employment Rights Bill (the Bill) and what to expect from the Government’s longer term plans for employment law reform.

The Charity Commission has released updated guidance for local authorities who are acting as corporate trustee of a charity.

Our quarterly leasehold and freehold management newsletter brings you some of the most interesting or landmark cases of the preceding quarter, plus any notable changes in the law.

On 26 October 2024, the Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Act 2023 (the Act) comes into force. The Act introduces a new preventative duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment of their workers and employees.

In the case of Providence Building Services Ltd v Hexagon Housing Association Ltd [2024], the Court of Appeal has upheld a contractor’s legal right to terminate a JCT form of building contract for repeated specified defaults by an employer.

The Charities Act 2022introduced various changes to the Charities Act 2011. In this insight, we consider the impact of some of the changes that have come in since for those dealing with charities on property transactions.

In this insight we consider if – and how – the decision in The London Borough of Tower Hamlets v Lessees of Brewster House and Malting House [2024] UKUT 193 (LC) might be applied elsewhere.