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
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
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,
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
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
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
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
Britain’s largest and best-attended zoo has won a £1.3 million victory over the tax authorities after a tribunal ruled that it can set off against its overall VAT bills the tax it pays on the
Nature must sometimes make way for human needs, as was clearly illustrated by a Court of Appeal case in which business-friendly developments in an economically deprived area were given the green light despite concerns for
Since 6 May 2014, anyone wishing to make a claim to an Employment Tribunal (ET) must first notify the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), so that they can be offered an opportunity to resolve
