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If you don’t yet have a Will, now is the time to write one. Two thirds of UK adults don’t have a Will, or if they do, it’s out of date. A well-written Will would make it much easier for your family to deal with
The Employment Rights Bill passed the House of Lords on 16 December 2025. It is expected to receive Royal Assent before Christmas, as the Employment Rights Act 2025. Much of the detail is still missing from the stages when it was going through the House
Company Directors may now face civil financial penalties, of up to £10,000, for many of the offences under the Companies Act 2006 which can apply to Directors. These can now be issued, for example, instead of prosecutions for late filing of various documents at Companies
From 18 November 2025, all UK company directors, and LLP members, will be subject to mandatory identity verification with Companies House. The same applies to persons with significant control (PSCs). If they fail to comply they could face a criminal charge – against both their
The Government on 5 November 2025 published a draft of “The Employment Tribunals (Early Conciliation: Exemptions and Rules of Procedure) (Amendment) Regulations 2025”. These Regulations are due to come into force from 1st December 2025. They would increase the ACAS early conciliation window from six
A few weeks to go until mandatory identify verification with Companies House for Company Directors, and others. From 18 November 2025, if you’re a company director, or a person with significant control (PSC), you must verify your identity with Companies House by your due date. The Companies
Very significant changes are being made to Employment Law, affecting every Employer and Employee. These changes, probably the widest ranging in 40 years, are still going through Parliament. The Employment Rights Bill will make many important changes to employees’ rights, and in particular when those
A recent decision of the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber)*, concerning an appeal from the First Tier Tribunal’s decision about service charges and legal costs, has very usefully analysed the previous law and set out and confirmed the position on whether legal costs can be recovered
Late filing of company documents. It used to be said by professional advisers that it was unheard of for Directors to be prosecuted or fined by Companies House for late filing of annual accounts. That is certainly no longer the case, and regularly we are
DJ Murphy Solicitors act for and advise company Directors facing prosecution for the late filing of accounts and other documents. There is a “statutory” defence, that the Directors “took all reasonable steps” to comply with the legal requirements, but in many cases it is not