Victims of negligence, nuisance, or other civil wrongs will be relieved by a Supreme Court decision which guarantees their cost-effective access to justice. The Court ruled that the ‘no win no fee’ regime operated by hundreds of law firms is lawful and does not involve
In response to a report by the Office of Tax Simplification, the Government is carrying out a review of the taxation of termination payments in order to create a regime that is easier for employers and HM Revenue and Customs to administer and for employees
A lack of precision in employment contracts, particularly when it comes to calculation of staff bonuses, can poison the atmosphere of any business. So it was in the case of one company whose finance director insisted he should have received the same bonus as its
A company which was directed to pay over £900,000 to builders following a major construction project succeeded in overturning more than half of that bill after the High Court identified a fundamental flaw in an adjudicator’s decision. The project was almost complete when the parties
When rival developers target the same geographical area, local planners can often find themselves the focus of legal fireworks. That came to pass when competing plans were put forward to build large retail food outlets in the same small town. Following an appeal to a
Failing to handle pay issues in accordance with the law can prove costly for employers. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has published guidance, aimed at small employers and line managers in larger organisations, giving practical advice on this topic. This covers choosing a
HM Revenue and Customs have issued a very helpful ‘Private and Personal Expenditure Toolkit’ for use in the preparation of individual tax returns. The toolkit contains brief advice on troublesome areas such as travelling and entertainment expenditure and problems that arise when business and personal
Now in its third year, we are running another Josiah Hincks Fantasy Football League, ran on the offiical Premier League website. It’s completely free to enter and is just for fun. You get £100M to spend on 15 players. So will you splash the cash
If the press or public authorities violate your privacy, lawyers can help put right the wrong you have suffered – and you don’t need to be a celebrity. In one case, a model whose confidential information was sold to a newspaper by a police officer
Companies which compete for government contracts are entitled to be treated fairly. However, overturning the result of tendering exercises can be an uphill struggle, as one former provider of locum doctors to the NHS discovered in a High Court case. The relatively small company had
