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Horizon scanning developments: January 2025

Introduction

We are delighted to provide you with Freeths’ review of key legal developments anticipated in 2025. We have focussed on legal developments of interest to commercial businesses as at 17 January 2025, and the key impacts for business that arise from those developments.

This review does not purport to offer a comprehensive assessment of how every development might impact the specific circumstances facing your business. We also acknowledge that the new Government is bringing forward an expansive legislative programme that will change the landscape as the year progresses. Nevertheless, we hope that this review provides a helpful resource for highlighting key potential areas of significance or concern. Our Freeths experts will be happy to provide specific legal advice on any areas that you would like to explore further.

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Artifical Intelligence (AI)
Clean Energy, Waste and Sustainability
Commercial Contracts

When it comes to contracts, you want a legal service that is responsive and helps drive your business forward. We'll ensure you get the small print right to save you time, costs and help to avoid disputes.

Competition

Getting ahead of the competition - fairly

Compliance & Regulatory

Whether it be in the immediate aftermath of a fatality at work, assisting businesses who are the subject of a tax investigation, or advising companies on responding to dawn raids and investigations by competition regulators, our team are there to assist you.

Construction

We can add value to a project, which is why our clients keep coming back to us.

Corporate

We have a team of over 70 corporate lawyers who have extensive experience of advising on a multitude of areas for businesses ranging from entrepreneurs, SMEs and financial institutions to FTSE 100 companies.

Data Protection & Cybersecurity
  • Dedicated lawyers providing tailored data protection & cybersecurity support
  • A prominent full-service law firm with 1,200 colleagues
  • Law Firm of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2024
  • Ranked highly in The Legal 500
Dispute Resolution

We are experts at resolving disputes whether by negotiation, mediation, arbitration or litigation. We empower you to control the dispute rather than let it control you: results come faster, better, cheaper.

Employment

We’ve acted for private and public sector employers and have established a reputation for timely responses and cost-effective solutions. We provide a specialist employment law and HR advisory service to business clients, including directors and investors.

Planning and Environmental Law

Planners | Lawyers | Advocates
Harnessing our expertise to deliver solutions together

Environmental Social & Governance

We understand that Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors are crucial for modern businesses. Take a read of our most recent update, ESG Reporting - What do UK businesses need to be aware of?

Business Immigration
Intellectual Property & Media

Our team of specialist solicitors and trade mark attorneys provide a fully integrated service focussed on business objectives through proactive protection, defence and exploitation of your intellectual property rights.

Pensions Law

Our team comprises lawyers who have worked in some of the largest pensions law teams of global and national law firms. With that experience you can be confident there aren’t many aspects of pensions legal work they haven’t undertaken.

Real Estate

We offer a highly capable team of specialists who will “get it”. With the latest industry know-how at our fingertips and a spread of experts across all real estate types, our team takes a commercially-minded approach to get your real estate deal done for less.

Restructuring & Insolvency

Our team advises insolvency practitioners, corporates, boards of directors, lenders, investors, business purchasers and individuals in respect of all issues that can arise as a result of financial pressure and distress. We are renowned for our expertise and experience.

Tax

The Tax team provides commercially led advice on a comprehensive range of tax issues. We work closely with other practice areas to provide a full legal service to our clients

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