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Freeths National Retail Team and Retail Consultants Insider Trends invite you to our next exciting session on Sustainability in the Retail sector, led by Senior Trends Consultant Jack Stratten. The session will touch upon: • The biggest trends in retail sustainability • The breakthrough business models challenging the norm • Leading global examples of holistically […]

Further to the sale of London-based mortgage broker Charles Cameron & Associates Limited (“CCA”) to private equity firm, Lonsdale Capital Partners (“Lonsdale”) in January 2018, the Freeths London corporate team has again advised the management shareholders of CCA on its sale to Socium Group (“Socium”). Following the transaction, Socium will hold a significant controlling stake […]

This article will be of interest to ecological consultants who work closely with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). On 20 July 2021, the government issued the new NPPF which includes a couple of changes to the chapter of the NPPF entitled “Conserving and enhancing the natural environment.” The NPPF contains the government’s planning policies […]

Climate change presents both risks and opportunities for your business. Reporting on these climate-related risks and opportunities will become a legal requirement for most companies from 2022 (i.e. next year) and those organisations must prepare themselves to make disclosures following the recommendations of the Task force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). In this 30 minute […]

Construction Contracts in a Changing World – Are your construction contracts sufficient in times of uncertainty? Join our one-hour webinar with technical and legal experts from Gleeds and Freeths to discuss whether the contracts used for international construction projects address the sometimes unforeseen events we increasingly face – the pandemic, climate change and price increases […]

The Government has promised to publish a new Biomass Strategy in 2022, setting out the results of the current call for evidence on the availability of sustainable biomass in the UK and how this resource could be best utilised across the economy to help achieve our net zero target. Additionally, the Energy White Paper contained […]

In the absence of forced heirship in England & Wales, the Inheritance (Provision for Family & Dependants) Act 1975 (“the 1975 Act”) is often referred to as the greatest restriction on testamentary freedom in this country. It enables various categories of applicant – to include children of a deceased – to bring a claim under […]

National law firm Freeths LLP, led by corporate partner Malin Svanberg Larsson, has advised Solidus Solutions on its recent acquisition of Heathpak Ltd. The acquisition signifies a strategic investment to further expand Solidus Solutions’ operations and broaden the product portfolio. Solidus Solutions acquired Heathpak from its two owners, Mr. Alan Heath and Mr. Lyndon Whitlock. […]

The Court of Appeal recently dismissed an appeal by a personal representative against the judgment of HHJ Hellman which concluded that an equity arose in favour of the deceased’s wife pursuant to the doctrine of proprietary estoppel which was to be satisfied by the grant of a life interest in the matrimonial home. The case […]