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Issues of The Legal Brief
Full archiveNewest first. An edition dated ahead of today is marked forthcoming and goes out on that date. The law and practice in each article are stated as at the date the article was checked, shown on the article itself.
- Company and Commercial LawForthcomingDue 30 November 2026
Running a Business? The Legal Traps That Could Cost You Everything
The contract signed without reading, the business partner who leaves, the director who thinks the company protects him, the customer who will not pay and the lease nobody checked.
- Legal News and Practical GuidanceForthcomingDue 28 November 2026
Your Lawyer Says You’ll Lose. But Are They Right?
Two barristers, two opposite opinions, both convinced they are right. When a second legal opinion is worth having, what it can change, and how the free initial assessment works.
- Small Claims and Debt RecoveryForthcomingDue 15 November 2026
Owed £10,000? You Don’t Need a Fortune to Go to Court
What the Small Claims Track really allows: lay representatives at the hearing, restricted legal costs for the loser, what it costs to issue a claim, and how the six steps to judgment work.
- Leasehold and Property TribunalsPublished 1 November 2026
Your Freeholder Won’t Listen? Your Managing Agent Won’t Act? There’s a Tribunal That Could Change Everything
Service charges you cannot question, repairs nobody will own, a managing agent who ignores you. What the First-tier Tribunal (Property Chamber) can actually decide, and why it is so often overlooked.
- Company and Commercial LawPublished 30 October 2026
The Budget: the tax changes make headlines — but what about the legal traps?
HMRC, directors' liabilities, business sales and company money. The Chancellor has spoken — now accountants and their clients need to look beyond the figures. A special Budget edition for IFA members.
- Employment Law for EmployersPublished 30 October 2026
The Big Employment Law Shake-Up: 1 January 2027 Could Cost Employers a Fortune
New dismissal rights, bigger compensation claims and more paperwork. What the Employment Rights Act 2025 changes from 1 January 2027, and what employers should do before Christmas.
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