Insights

Teams from 40 West Midlands businesses were on target as they helped raise more than £10,000 for Black Country charities in the annual Higgs LLP football tournament.

Higgs LLP is joining a campaign to promote the Black Country as a dynamic and innovative place to do business.

It will sound an attractive proposition to many – but Tim Jones, head of employment at law firm Higgs LLP, has warned businesses to consider all ramifications before making the change.

Reanne Upton, Associate in the our property disputes team, urges landlords and tenants to make registering leases with Land Registry a top priority.

This is part of a package of measures to expedite the remediation of unsafe cladding in multi-occupied residential buildings.

Whilst there’s some work to do in establishing suitable technologies and building fabric that comply with Part L and the 2025 standards, this is an exciting change for the housebuilding sector.

Higgs LLP is the Trusted Legal Partner in the West Midlands region for the SIA and praised Martin’s commitment to helping other people with spinal injuries.

Flexibility which allowed charities to hold remote meetings during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic has been removed by the Charity Commission.

I recently took part in an RICS dilapidations conference where it was very encouraging to see that the agenda was dominated by considerations of green dilapidations and a commitment to sustainability.

There have been several significant cases since the introduction of the ‘new’ Electronic Communications Code – including a recent County Court hearing which will be of interest to those negotiating new leases.

So, what’s all the fuss about? To get to that, we have to briefly consider the history of the multi-buyback – there has always been some tension between company law and tax law.

A leading Midlands lawyer has urged people to try and resolve inheritance disputes out of court – as three brothers were warned they risk squandering their mother’s entire £850,000 estate on legal fees.