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We are one of the UK's leading full service law firms, with offices in London and the regions. Whether a commercial business, not-for-profit organisation, government agency or private individual, we are able to provide you with practical and straightforward legal advice whatever your regional, national and international requirements.

professional regulatory law update - 2 September
This month's bulletin includes the usual round up of cases in the professional regulatory field, topical press releases, people news and consultations.

employment law news - 1 September
In this edition: retirement guidance for employers post DRA, TUPE: ETO reason need not affect whole workforce, time off for training, Equality Act 2010, equal pay, how to lawfully recruit refugees and asylum seekers, one in, one out rule for regulations.

up2date legal news for social housing - 26 August
Not a common mistake - local authority brought a claim against a social landlord seeking rectification of a contract and damages for breach of a duty of care.

accidents abroad – protecting your claim
Our Travel team provides a brief guide to ensuring that, in the event of an accident abroad, your medical bills are covered and that you can be repatriated to the UK if necessary.

notaires' fees – do you know what you're paying for?
Our French team looks at the fees charged by notaires when purchasing a property in France and how they are calculated.

changes to the clinical negligence pre-action protocol
Our Clinical Negligence team reviews changes to the pre-action protocol which encourages early communication and disclosure of relevant information between the parties and encourages prompt settlement.