Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) are a potentially powerful tool that can be used by the National Crime Agency (NCA) to track down criminally tainted money and assets. Although only one such order has been issued
When is life not worth living? The High Court grappled with that fundamental issue in authorising doctors to withhold life-sustaining treatment from a baby boy who can neither see nor hear and experiences only pain.
Commercial contracts usually provide that they are to be governed by the law of a particular country or state – but what happens if no such choice is explicitly made? The High Court tackled that
Paying those who work for you without deducting tax at source is a high-risk strategy which leaves the door wide open to dispute. A man found that out to his cost after a woman who
Must food that is beyond its ‘use by’ date always be considered unsafe as a matter of law? Or is that merely a presumption that can be displaced by expert evidence? That fundamental issue was
It might seem obvious that the law should come to the aid of domestic servants who are trafficked into Britain and set to work in conditions of modern slavery – but what if they are
Companies that invest enormous sums in establishing their global brands often face attempts by others to take a free ride on the coat-tails of their hard-earned reputations. However, a High Court ruling in the context
Self-employed people enjoy certain tax benefits and often place a high value on their independence. However, an instructive Employment Tribunal (ET) decision in the context of the building industry illustrated the serious disadvantages of not
In an era of ever-increasing demand for new homes, large domestic gardens present a clear opportunity for so-called ‘infill’ development. As one case strikingly showed, however, such projects can be a source of considerable neighbourhood
The venerable Retail Prices Index (RPI) has its roots in the 1940s and is nowadays widely considered to be a flawed and unreliable measure of inflation. However, in a ruling of importance to employers and
