It’s been a tough time for business over the past few years, with the recession and various financial scandals hitting everyone from the smallest online retailer to the biggest and most well established names. From the original, very negative,...

One issue which regularly rears its head within legal proceedings is the issue of payments to carers, especially where those carers are related to the child. There has been a very interesting recent decision in the Court of Appeal in relation to payments to...

Whilst there is usually a fairly good chance that a child that is exposed to a situation of domestic abuse during his or her formative years will be influenced by it in some way, it is often difficult to see straight away just what that affect is likely to...

The ‘bedroom tax’ is a part of the Government’s welfare reforms that have been designed to reduce the benefits burden in the UK. The concept was introduced by the Welfare Reform Act 2012 and will affect anyone of working age claiming...

Neighbourhood disputes in the UK are sadly incredibly common, particularly in cities like London where a relatively large number of people are living in a relatively cramped space. A report released in 2012 by Rightmove suggested that neighbourhood...

There’s been a lot of drama concerning zero hours contracts recently, with the press really jumping on the bandwagon of persecuting employers who use them, particularly with respect to the more high profile examples, such as Sports Direct and even...

Visits by Environment Agency or HSE Inspectors will be routine for companies operating under an environmental permit or caught by regulations to prevent major accidents. Such inspections focus on whether the company is operating in accordance with legal...

When times are uncertain the best method of protection for landowners and developers is to create certainty within contracts entered into and to be prepared for the worst case scenario. Prevention is always better than cure and it is imperative that...

The principle of ‘caveat emptor’, or ‘buyer beware’ as it is often referred to, is a well established rule applied to the purchase of property.  Case law from the early 1900’s has shown us that this principle not only...

Since the introduction of VAT in the UK in 1973, business owners and their advisers have come to appreciate that this tax is complex and may have far reaching consequences in many business transactions not least in those involving property.   In...