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With more businesses relying on their online presence than ever, Caroline Smith speaks to Jenny Wade, Partner and Head of our Commercial team, about the key legal protections you need in place when commissioning a new website. Their discussion covers ownership of domain names and website IP, using NDAs when briefing developers, what to include in a robust development contract, keeping your privacy, cookies and terms up to date, protecting your brand through trade marks, and the extra considerations if you trade online with consumers or operate through multiple companies.

With the Renters’ Rights Act coming into force on 1st May, Caroline Smith speaks to Lewis Brown, Managing Associate in our Property Litigation team, about what the reforms mean in practice for landlords and tenants. The discussion covers the end of Section 21 no‑fault evictions, the expansion of Section 8 grounds, the move to assured periodic tenancies, tighter rules around rent increases, and the increased financial penalties for non‑compliance, helping listeners understand where the key risks and responsibilities now lie.

Thinking about probate, wills and what happens to your home or inheritance when someone dies? In this episode, Managing Associates Abigail Zuck and Jenna Keir Kendrew from our Dispute Resolution team explore the risks when a partner dies without a will, the difference between legal and beneficial interests, and how claims under the Inheritance Act can protect dependants. They also unpack the main ways to challenge a will in the UK (lack of capacity, undue influence and proprietary estoppel), key time limits, how to block or challenge a grant of probate, when an executor can be removed, and who may end up paying the legal costs.