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Oscar Hurst

Trainee Solicitor

Oscar Hurst

Trainee Solicitor

Oscar is a third seat trainee solicitor in the Commercial Real Estate team.

Having joined Clarkslegal in September 2025, Oscar spent his first seat in the Dispute Resolution team where he worked closely with the team’s partners on a wide range of litigation matters.

In his second seat, Oscar worked with the Corporate and Commercial team on a variety of transactions, as well as assisting with company secretarial work.

Oscar completed a Law degree at the University of Sheffield, before going on to achieve a Distinction in the LPC at the University of Law in Reading.

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  • 09 November 2026
  • Corporate and M&A

Key Provisions found in a Shareholders’ Agreement – Episode 2

Explore the key provisions found in a shareholders’ agreement, including shareholder rights, share transfers, decision-making powers, dispute resolution and minority protections. Listen to Episode 2 of the Clarkslegal podcast for practical guidance.

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  • 06 November 2026
  • Employment

New Sexual Harassment Prevention Duty: EHRC Guidance on Taking ‘All Reasonable Steps’

Following the changes brought into force by the Employment Rights Act 2025 on 30 October 2026, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has updated its technical guidance on preventing workplace sexual harassment, incorporating the changes imposed by the strengthened “all reasonable steps” preventative duty.

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  • 03 November 2026
  • Commercial Real Estate

Ban on upwards-only rent reviews: What can landlords of 1954 Act protected leases do?

The commencement of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act (the Act) poses a real threat to the interests of landlords whose business tenants are protected under the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (LTA) (as well as those that are outside the LTA).

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  • 29 October 2026
  • Immigration

UK Immigration shake-up: More flexibility for skilled workers, but at what cost?

The UK Government has outlined further changes to its immigration system, with new measures affecting international graduates, sponsored workers, and businesses employing overseas talent.

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  • 28 October 2026
  • Privacy and Data Protection

Remote working: 5 key data protection risks for employers

Remote working has become more prominent in modern business. While flexible working arrangements can improve productivity and employee wellbeing, they also create new data protection risks. Regardless of the physical location in which work is done, compliance with UK GDPR does not change.

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  • 27 October 2026
  • Employment

Fire and Rehire update: Key changes delayed

The Government has published two documents giving key updates to the anticipated changes around ‘fire and rehire’ and restricted contractual variations, coming about as a result of the Employment Rights Act 2025 (“ERA 2025”). We now understand that these changes will now be delayed to March, rather than January 2027.