Business Law Blog

Is your contract of employment compliant?

• Posted2021-05-11 00:00
• AuthorAbbey Ainslie

The section 1 statement is the basis of all employment relationships and it is highly unusual that significant change arises in the law to affect this. However, in 2020 this is exactly what happened. With the return to more normal patterns of working, now...

Protecting your business from former employees - potential developments in the pipeline

• Posted2021-03-29 00:00
• AuthorGillian Markland

A non-compete clause is a type of restrictive covenant commonly found in employment contracts. Their purpose is to protect a business by preventing an employee from either (a) working for a competitor or (b) setting up their own competing business for a...

Update on commercial tenancies during the Pandemic

• Posted2021-03-17 00:00
• AuthorRichard Hugill

Unsurprisingly, the restrictions on forfeiture of business tenancies for non-payment of rent are to continue in England until 30 June 2021 - but what is likely to happen after that? Central government are likely to want to avoid an abrupt cliff-edge...

Self-employed or freelance staff? The Uber case and its implications for SMEs

• Posted2021-03-01 00:00
• AuthorGillian Markland

Does your business rely upon staff who you deem to be freelance or self-employed? If so, you would be well-advised to take a moment to review those relationships in light of the recent decision in Uber BV & othrs v Aslam & othr s. If, as in the...

Harrowells now has an office in Malton

• Posted2021-02-17 00:00
• AuthorPeter Mills

Our Agricultural, Commercial and Private Client Teams have been successful in winning new instructions in the Ryedale area in recent months. As a result, we have opened a base in Malton so that we can more easily look after our clients and contacts in the...