In most situations a break clause in a contract offers the most benefit to a tenant who is looking to ‘break’ the contract early, rather than a landlord who can be left with an empty property to fill, as well as a gap in rental income. As a...

It is a common misconception that an employer is under a duty to provide a reference for an existing or former employee. In fact,  other than where a reference is needed by a regulatory body or there is a prior written agreement to provide a reference,...

Brain injury is often referred to as a ‘hidden’ disability because signs of this type of problem are not immediately obvious and many could be attributable to other illnesses or issues. However, brain injury is a serious condition and one where...

Official figures released in April have revealed that home ownership in the UK has fallen for the first time in a hundred years, as more and more people are now renting rather than buying their own homes. According to the Office For National Statistics, the...

Last year, a survey compiled by the EU's Eurostat statistical office showed that the UK has the highest divorce rate in Europe. The survey highlighted that there are 1.8 divorces for every 1,000 people in the UK, compared to just 0.6 in a country like...

Issues related to property tend to be incredibly expensive, and in these cash strapped times budgets for most property purchases and projects are pretty tight. Architects and surveyors have some of the highest fees in the property and development sector and...

The landscape of access to justice in the UK was altered significantly on 1 April this year, and this summer further changes are still to come with the introduction of the employment tribunal fee.  Although at present there is no charge for a claimant...

The introduction of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007 (the ‘Act’) meant that for the first time companies would be held accountable for corporate manslaughter as a result of serious management failures that resulted in a...

Many businesses operate in blissful ignorance of producer responsibility legislation and do not realise they are caught by this. Producer responsibility is an extension of the “polluter pays” principle. It aims to make businesses that place...

Last month the Sentencing Council launched a new batch of proposals aimed at increasing the penalties that could be imposed on serious environmental offenders, such as fly tippers. These draft sentencing guidelines are meant to provide a framework to ensure...