Insights and guidance

Rent is only the beginning. Before you commit to a commercial lease, here’s what the small print could mean for your business, and your finances. For many business owners, signing a commercial...

Running a small business means wearing a lot of hats. Sales, operations, recruitment, marketing, finance – the list never seems to end. With so many competing priorities, legal housekeeping often...

The UK’s new junk food advertising ban will have a huge impact across the marketing and influencer space. The ban came into effect on 5 January 2026 and is primarily aimed at reducing exposure to...

The rise of robots and their integration into leasehold pharmacies raises a number of practical issues for both the landlord and tenant. A lease of a pharmacy will contain a number of provisions...

For many hundreds of years raffles, lotteries, prize draws and other competitions have provided an entertaining means for encouraging brand loyalty and generating revenue.  Competitions remain a...

Social media endorsement is seen by brand owners as a powerful marketing tool in 2025 and there are no signs of its use slowing down. The rapid increase in marketing on platforms such as TikTok...

The Landlord and Tenant Act 1927 (“the LTA 1927”) contains numerous provisions that relate to improvements and alterations carried out by tenants – including a right for a tenant (under...

As far as the law is concerned, the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (“UCTA”) is the go-to piece of legislation which imposes limits on the extent to which liability can be avoided for breach...

As a commercial litigator, the majority of things that come across my desk are of a less kind nature (especially from opposing solicitors). However, on the rare occasion we sometimes receive a...

Tenants looking at leasing retail premises may be shocked to find a clause in their lease requiring them to keep their business open at certain times of day and/ or for a set number of days in the...