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While our August Bank Holiday weekend brought yet more wet and unsettled weather, the story is quite different in the US. Severe droughts in America are affecting the corn and […]

If business tenants want the freedom to exercise breaks in order to move elsewhere, they must pay scrupulous attention to the wording of the break clauses in the lease. Our […]

If employers decide not to renew fixed-term contracts, are they at risk of claims of unfair dismissal or redundancy? The issue arose in a recent case where tribunal action was […]

Workers who fall ill during their holidays are entitled to reclaim the time off at a later date, following a ruling at the end of June from the European Court […]

Two recent Supreme Court decisions have addressed the area of compulsory retirement. It remains a legal minefield and has become more complex still since the default retirement age was scrapped. […]

CEDR, the dispute resolution body, conducted a mediation audit in 2012 for civil and commercial mediators and has recorded that the annual number of mediations has risen from 6,000 to […]

Most businesses these day use cookies on their websites – either to assist with the browsing experience enjoyed by end-users or to collect vital data about how the site is […]

Using images on your website without the permission of the person who owns the copyright can be risky and potentially expensive, as one charity discovered. DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) works […]

What are ‘manorial rights’? They are rights an estate may possess by virtue of owning the lordship of the manor. Sporting rights, mineral rights, the right to hold fairs and […]

A recent High Court case highlighted some of the difficulties employers can face in trying to enforce restrictive covenants in employment contracts. In the case – CEF Holdings Ltd v […]