What is professional negligence?
What is Professional Negligence? How long do you have to bring a claim and where…
January 15, 2024 By Gemma Mittell
Dealing with heat of the moment resignations – how to avoid getting burnt
As a general rule of thumb, an employee who has resigned from their job cannot…
December 30, 2023 By Stephens Scown
Wedding Cancellations – advice for businesses in light of Covid restrictions
How should businesses respond to customers looking to cancel their wedding booking? With restrictions still…
November 30, 2023 By Stephens Scown
Get to know your legal advisor – Steve Panton
In this series, we introduce some of the people that make up Stephens Scown. We…
September 29, 2023 By Steve Panton
Properties next to water – Riparian rights and liabilities
Having access to water can be a very valuable right, whether that is to use…
September 27, 2023 By Richard Bagwell
Mandatory mediation implementation for small claims
As the demand on courts continues to rise for the third consecutive year, there is…
August 31, 2023 By Luke Richards
Essential health and safety legal update for employers
There have been a number of recent prosecutions brought by the Health and Safety Executive…
July 13, 2023 By Steve Panton
Care Home Fees – Ensuring Successful Recovery
We regularly advise care home owners and managers on the subject of care home fees…
June 23, 2023 By Luke Richards
What to do if your employee leaves to join a competitor
With job vacancies remaining high, how can businesses prevent an employee from leaving to join…
May 25, 2023 By Laura McFadyen
Don’t fall foul of pre-incorporation contracts
What is a pre-incorporation contract? Why could it lead to problems later down the line…
May 24, 2023 By Luke Richards
Colin the Caterpillar – intellectual property and the Marks & Spencers v Aldi dispute
Marks & Spencer has lodged an intellectual property claim with the High Court this week…
April 28, 2023 By Thomas Chartres-Moore
Online selling of third party goods and possible trade mark infringement
Businesses selling goods online should take note of important recent case law to avoid the…
April 28, 2023 By Stephens Scown