In a ruling which helps to define the dividing line between the concepts of domicile and habitual residence, the Court of Appeal has dismissed a dual nationality businessman’s plea that the English courts have
Employers are reminded that several important changes to employment law were introduced on 29 July 2013. Compromise agreements have been renamed ‘settlement agreements’ and new provisions (Section 111A) have been inserted into the
An update on the changes to the Employment Tribunal regime July 2013.
In a ruling which vividly underlines that even the best laid tax plans cannot always succeed, a ‘simple and elegant’ scheme which was designed to save £2.6 million in stamp duty on the purchase
In a case which starkly underlines the dramatic and often unforeseen impact compound interest can have on apparently modest service charges, holiday chalet tenants who could end up paying their landlord more than a million
In a ruling which gives useful guidance on how to identify a company’s country of domicile, the High Court has refused to entertain personal injury claims by more than 1,000 gold mine workers against
A farmer who was hit with a £156,000 confiscation order after he admitted allowing the illegal depositing of waste on one of his fields has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that he
Objectors to the government’s controversial plans for a multi-billion-pound high speed rail link slashing travel times between London and Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds today failed in their latest legal challenge to the proposals. However,
In a decision which proves that the courts do not shy away from hitting wrong-doers in the pocket, a man who embarked upon a greed-driven campaign of blackmail, extortion and defamation against his brother-in-law
In a stern warning to businesses that they must respect the sensibilities of residential neighbours, a couple who were awarded damages in respect of noise nuisance emanating from adjoining premises occupied by a car
