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From October this year, employers will be under a legal duty to take “all reasonable steps” to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
Wake Smith wins at South Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards 2026
Wake Smith Solicitors 19 June 2026
Wake Smith’s legal work on the successful management buyout of Home Decor helped secure Deal of the Year (sub £10m) at Insider’s South Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards.
Practical employer-focused guidance on managing performance and probation periods
With changes to unfair dismissal claims coming into force from January 2027, employers should focus on practical actions to help manage performance and probation periods.
Property hires and promotions at Wake Smith Solicitors
Wake Smith Solicitors 17 June 2026
Property hires and promotions at Wake Smith Solicitors
Consultation starts on greater financial protections when cohabiting relationships end and automatic inheritance rights when partner dies without a will
The Government has launched its long-awaited consultation on reforms to give cohabiting couples greater financial protections when relationships end, and automatic inheritance rights when a partner dies without a will.