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The Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Act 2022 came into force on 30 June 2022, limiting the ground rent chargeable on most new long residential leases to one peppercorn a year.

In a recent data breach claim involving Bounty and a NHS Trust, the High Court made it clear that the Trust was not liable for unauthorised (and unlawful) acts of a Bounty representative.

First decision following the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017, awarding damages for the replacement of the cladding system.

What issues should employers be aware of when implementing flexible working arrangements for sponsored workers?

The UK Government has introduced the new Appendix Private Life, changing the rules on children’s route to settlement.

The List of Travellers Scheme is no longer available for travel to the UK, meaning many students will now need a visa and a passport to visit.

An applicant for an Adult Dependant Relative visa must provide independent medical evidence that they require long term personal care, which they cannot get in their country of origin.

As of 1 June 2022, post Brexit Britain implemented a new Vertical Block Exemption (VABEO) to replace the EU VABER. VABEO contains interesting new changes to the Hardcore Restrictions. Here’s one that will affect all relevant vertical relationships including those in the motor trade and beyond.

New regulations give the Home Secretary the power to waive the fee for a child to be registered as a British Citizen.

An update on the relationship between the UK and EU in a post-Brexit world, as tensions rise over Northern Ireland.