Business Law
Lancashire mobility specialist acquired by new owners
Harrison Drury's corporate team has advised on a deal that has seen a Lancashire-based provider of mobility equipment acquired from its founders. Husband and wife team Ian and Judith Gibson…
FIFA strengthens employment protection for football coaches…
Matthew Astley and Hannah Pike, of Harrison Drury’s sports sector team, consider the FIFA Council’s recent decision to approve landmark reforms to better protect football coaches and female players. Due…
Popular village pub in Barley saved from…
An historic Lancashire pub threatened with closure has been purchased and saved by a local consortium. Barley Mow, located in Barley, near Pendle Hill, closed in June 2020 after previous…
How to support an employee with cancer
Kate Shawcross, senior associate solicitor in our employment team, and a trustee of Lancashire and South Lakes charity CancerCare, shares some tips for employers on how to support staff members…
Harrison Drury advises Broughton Lubricants on sale…
Harrison Drury's corporate team has advised Broughton Lubricants, a longstanding distributor of industrial and automotive lubricants, on its sale to a leading UK firm. Broughton Lubricants, based at Walton Summit,…
Farmers and growers: The benefits and pitfalls…
Helen Griffin, a senior associate solicitor at Harrison Drury, explains the role of supply contracts in farming and agriculture business and highlights the importance of understanding the terms of any…
Furloughing working parents during school closure
Olivia Bailey and Hannah Pike, from Harrison Drury’s employment team, outline how furloughing may be an option for employers wanting to support employees that are home-schooling during the current national…
Harrison Drury advises Walker Fire on latest…
Fast-growing fire safety specialist Walker Fire has expanded into the south west of England with the acquisition of Cornwall-based Fire Crest Fire Protection Ltd. Preston-headquartered Walker Fire, part of the…
Dealing with “loss of business” insurance claims…
Supreme Court backs small firms over business interruption insurance claims On the 15th January 2021 the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in relation to the nature and extent of…
Businesses urged to review algorithm processes that…
The ICO is urging businesses to review their algorithm processes after growing concern they may lead to bias and discrimination in employment-related decisions. David Edwards, director and head of Harrison…
Harrison Drury advises on petrol forecourts deal
The corporate team at Harrison Drury has advised on a major deal which has seen a family-owned petrol station business with six sites in Cumbria purchased by a large national…
Businesses urged to review international data transfers…
At the end of Brexit's transition period on 31 December 2020, UK will be classed as a third country outside the European Economic Area (EEA). Any data received into the…
Heads of Terms for property transactions –…
George Wilson, associate solicitor in Harrison Drury’s commercial property team, outlines the key information provided in a Heads of Terms agreement and how this can make a property deal run…
Furlough extension – Everything you need to…
Kate Shawcross and Zoe Edwards from Harrison Drury’s employment team discuss the updates and extensions to the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme. On 5 November, the chancellor Rishi Sunak extended the…
Job Support Scheme payments – Reducing the…
David Edwards, director and head of Harrison Drury’s regulatory team, looks at how HMRC intends to prevent abuse of the Job Support Scheme and what steps employers need to take…
ICO penalty against British Airways a stark…
David Edwards, director and head of Harrison Drury’s regulatory team, outlines the outcome of ICO’s penalty decision against British Airways after a significant data breach and reminds businesses of their…
