A guide to exercising break rights and the benefits of these in the Covid-19...
The current pandemic has highlighted the binding nature of commercial leasehold obligations, irrespective of whether the tenant can derive any benefit from the premises. Many tenants, particularly in the retail sector, have found themselves with little or no income, unable…
The beginning of the end for non-compete clauses?
The Government has launched a consultation on measures to reform post-termination non-compete clauses in contracts of employment: measures to reform post-termination non-compete clauses in contracts of employment These are clauses which typically prevent an employee from working for a competitor for…
Costs in the employment tribunal
It is extremely unusual for an employment tribunal judge to award costs against either party in a tribunal claim. Both ex-employees (Claimants) and employers (Respondents) will always ask their solicitors at the start of any claim “will I/we be able…
Moorcrofts Solicitor lifts the weight of Boeing 757 in aid of SpecialEffect
On Saturday 22 August, Adam Forder from Moorcrofts Corporate team completed the monumental challenge of lifting 100 tonnes (the weight of a Boeing 757 or blue whale) in an astounding 4 hours and 55 minutes! His fantastic achievements raised a…
Proposed Changes to Employment Tribunals
In the midst of employers having to deal with furlough leave and the impact of the Coronavirus, it is easy to overlook other employment law matters. One of those is the recently published report from the Law Commission on “Employment…
Moorcrofts strengthen its corporate team with new partner appointment
Specialist Corporate and Technology Law Firm, Moorcrofts, has strengthened its corporate team as senior associate, Nicola Bennett, becomes partner. Nicola returned to Moorcrofts in 2018 after having trained and qualified with the firm back in 2008. Before joining Moorcrofts, Nicola…
Employment Contracts – will yours be compliant post April 2020?
In a previous blog, entitled: Updating your contracts of employment – are you ready for the April 2020 changes? our Employment Partner, Matt Jenkin talked about changes that are coming into force from 6 April 2020 that will impact on…
Moorcrofts Deal named finalist in the Thames Valley Deal Awards
The MCSA Group (“MCSA”) company’s sale to Park Place Technologies (“Park Place”), where Moorcrofts advised the shareholders of MCSA has been named a finalist in the Mid-range Deal of the Year – £10m to £50m category, sponsored by Quantuma in…
Open Compliance Summit | Tokyo | December 2019
Andrew Katz is currently in Tokyo at the Open Compliance Summit and shares his take on the event as well as providing an insight and update on the Template Open Source policy. Brief overview by Andrew Katz, Moorcrofts CEO and…
Moorcrofts charity quiz raises £900 for SpecialEffect
On Wednesday 20 November, Moorcrofts hosted a charity quiz at Claytons in Marlow to raise funds for its charity of the year, SpecialEffect. The money raised throughout the evening, which saw 13 teams come together to compete in the pub…
The International Free and Open Source Law Review will relaunch as the new...
The Editorial Board of the “International Free and Open Source Software Law Review” (“IFOSSLR”), which includes the Moorcrofts CEO and Head of Technology, Andrew Katz as a founding editor is delighted to announce its decision to re-brand the journal, giving…