If you’ve never heard of dyspraxia, the chances are that your office design or fit out commission won’t cater for employees and visitors who are neurodiverse. Dyspraxia, like dyslexia and autism, is one of a number of so-called “hidden disabilities”
More about Designing for neurodiversityThe construction industry is experiencing inflationary pressures, not seen in the UK for 40 years.Unfortunately, it is likely to be with the industry for some time to come. Below we set out some commercial steps that developers can consider to
More about Inflationary costs in construction projectsAs a tenant, once you’ve found your new office, shop, restaurant, warehouse or other property, the next step is to set it up to meet your needs. To do this you may need to carry out some alterations. The landlord
More about Licence to alter – Back to basicsAt 10am on 6 April 2022, the new online system implementing “no fault divorce”, pursuant to the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, went live, making divorce available for a mere £593. It is hard to imagine a more momentous
More about No fault divorce – A new dawn?By way of background, an Excepted Group Life Policy (“EGLP”) is a death benefits arrangement that is not registered with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). It provides lump sum death in service benefits free of tax up to an insured
More about Part 1 – Excepted group life assurance arrangementsWhen Party A transfers land to Party B but retains land that could be impacted by what is done on the sold land it can be convenient to limit the use of such land by requiring Party B to obtain
More about Refusal without a cause?Key Points: The Guidance is useful, but must be read in context In particular, scheme trustees must consider their legal duties Introduction HMRC’s April 2022 Guidance on GMP equalisation is helpful on the tax treatment of topping – up original
More about Part 5 – Is HMRC’s tax guidance on GMP equalisation top-up transfers and conversion useful?Join us on 12 October 2022 for a breakfast seminar discussing the Building Safety Act 2022. The Building Safety Act 2022 is the biggest reform of building safety regulation in UK history and received Royal Assent on 28 April 2022.
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