1/14/2026 7:06:59 PM Restructuring and Insolvency outlook for 2026 By Tim Carter Welcome to 2026 from Stevens & Bolton’s Restructuring & Insolvency team. The last 12 months proved difficult for many businesses, and we...
1/14/2026 5:44:01 PM Amazon cleared for drone deliveries – What are the data protection considerations? By Guy Cartwright Amazon says it has received approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to begin limited parcel delivery flights using drones....
1/13/2026 3:05:29 PM Stopping divorce tourism: how courts decide where cases belong By Electra Robinson A recent case shows how courts decide which country should handle a divorce when proceedings start in two places. This is an issue that...
1/9/2026 5:46:05 PM Could greater regulation open the door to investor takeover of UK housing? By Stephanie Newton Jessica Waters The US is moving to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes in response to fears that corporate ownership is...
1/9/2026 9:51:46 AM What does “father” mean? By Phoebe Starbuck The recent case of Re X (A Child) [2025] examined the meaning of “father” under section 2 of the Children Act 1989 (CA1989). It was also...
1/9/2026 9:42:04 AM Business rates revaluation and statutory compensation: Timing is everything By Markus Klempa The upcoming business rates revaluation on 1 April 2026 could affect the amount of statutory compensation landlords must pay to business...
12/22/2025 2:32:19 PM Riding the Wave: Dryrobe makes a splash in IPEC By Georgie Barrow The IPEC judgement on 4 December 2025 in Dryrobe Ltd v Caesr Group Ltd t/a D-Robe Outdoors has provided rare insight into how to avoid...
12/19/2025 10:35:16 AM Family Protection Trusts: A Costly Mistake for Homeowners? By Matthew Peto I’m increasingly seeing the fallout from so-called “family protection trusts” and in fact I’m currently dealing with two such cases....
12/19/2025 9:49:07 AM Heritage branding and deceptive marks: Goyard v Fauré Le Page By Jessica Gregson Two French luxury leather-goods houses, Goyard and Fauré Le Page, are locked in a dispute over whether the French trade marks “Fauré Le...
12/17/2025 2:00:16 PM Employment Rights Bill completed: Ping Pong is over By Frances Rollin The Employment Rights Act received Royal Assent on 18 December 2025. Although this is major progress for the government, most of the...
12/16/2025 1:08:28 PM Stronger systems for 2026: How in-house teams can close the accountability gap By James Evison Hannah Ford Kerry Garcia Lucy Barnes +1 more... Show less New rules on fraud, ID checks, employment rights and immigration are reshaping what good governance looks like. At S&B Activate 2025,...
12/15/2025 10:13:11 AM Property litigation 2025: A year in review – key trends shaping 2026. Part 3: Development By Caroline DeLaney Stephanie Newton For developers, 2025 delivered a series of influential decisions and policy commitments that will shape future schemes. From landmark...