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Cladding after Grenfell Tower – who foots the bill?
The aftermath and focus of the post Grenfell Tower inquiry was very much on cladding. The rapidity and ferocity of the fire instantly put a national emphasis on the specification of cladding on high-rise buildings.
Posted in:Commercial Property
Meet the clients: The Russ Devereux Headlight Project
Who is the Headlight Project? Founded in memory of Russ Devereux, the Headlight Project is teaching children about mental health, providing support and help for adults and working in collaboration with other organisations to deliver emotional resilience workshops, and one to one counselling.
Posted in:News & PR Client stories
Advice on the legal issues faced by commercial tenants during the pandemic
Government policy to manage the COVID- 19 crisis and a desire for businesses to trade responsibly by protecting their employees and customers has affected virtually all businesses operating from commercial property in the past few months.
Posted in:Commercial Property Coronavirus
Our property team are paying it forward during lockdown
As we continue working from home, our Commercial Property team have volunteered their spare time over the next week of lockdown to give a little back to our community.
Posted in:News & PR Commercial Property
The benefits of virtual mediation during a pandemic
As the pandemic dictates how we run our day to day business and the UK continues to adhere to the social distancing rules, the use of technology-based solutions to resolve disputes are on the rise, one of these being virtual mediation.
Posted in:Commercial Disputes Coronavirus
Deep cleaning – is it a landlord’s obligation?
On the 10th May, Prime Minister Boris Johnson, said “you should go to work if you can’t work from home. And to ensure you are safe… we have been working to establish new guidance to make workplaces COVID-secure.” A core principle of the new guidance is the ‘deep cleaning’ of the working environment.
Posted in:Commercial Property
Who are Magnitude Biosciences and what do they do – you will be surprised!
With labs in NETpark, Magnitude Biosciences are a research organisation offering research and analysis services in the fields of ageing, neurodegeneration, microbiome and toxicity testing to improve lifespan and healthspan.
Posted in:News & PR Client stories
How a speedy response can secure client success
The story We received a panicked call from the client asking us to defend an application for Judgment in Default. Legal proceedings had been issued by a company (the claimant) against our client and the notice had been served at his previous address.
Posted in:Commercial Disputes
Supporting employee mental health during lockdown
With COVID-19 (coronavirus) creating a new and challenging landscape, it is becoming more important to consider the mental health and wellbeing of your staff.
Posted in:Coronavirus Employment Law
There are places I remember…
The Tees Valley and the surrounding area is a great place to live and work and we all have our favourite things to do and places to visit. Whilst the nation is following government advice and socially isolating, some of our favourite places are not yet accessible.
Posted in:News & PR Commercial Property