Reserved legal activities in the corporate context: challenges for non-lawyer employees
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Commercial litigation and disputes
The recent High Court ruling in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys 2025, examined the scope and limits of conducting reserved legal activities. The court held that employment by an authorised law firm does not entitle a non-solicitor employee to conduct litigation even under the supervision of a qualified solicitor.
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Owen Williams
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What you need to know about the new shared ownership lease
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Following the government’s recent technical consultation, Homes England have released a new model shared ownership house and flat lease for homes in England (other than London) funded under the Affordable Homes Programme 2021-2026.
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Matthew advises social landlords on contentious and non-contentious housing and asset management matters with a particular focus on housing conditions claims.
Clarke Willmott advises on latest South Wales care home deal
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Corporate and commercial law
Clarke Willmott has completed on the latest in a series of care home deals for Linc Cymru Housing Association (Linc). Capel Grange Care Home in Newport was sold as part of a strategic divestment of Linc’s care portfolio.
Written by
Kirill Bingham
,
Vicky Kells
and
Chris Connors
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Matthew is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial team in Manchester, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, corporate structuring, buy-outs, joint ventures, and data governance.
News Bulletin – Latest developments in the rented and leasehold sectors
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Social housing providers
In yesterday’s King’s Speech, we learned more about the Government’s priorities for the next Parliamentary session in relation to the rented and leasehold sectors. Lynn James and Gabrielle Roberts discuss what this means
Written by
Lynn James
and
Gabrielle Roberts
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