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Commercial pressures often mean work starts on a project before the terms of the contract have been formally agreed. The terms of trading are then uncertain and in the event […]

Few will have been able to avoid the news that the default retirement age (DRA) is to be scrapped. Currently the plans are only proposals and subject to consultation but […]

When a judgment has been obtained against a debtor and you wish to enforce it, the first task is to choose the most appropriate method. This will largely depend on […]

In a long-awaited decision, the UK Supreme Court ruled today that a pre-nuptial agreement (also known as a ante-nuptial agreement) is binding in the case of a German paper company […]

Families expecting a baby from next spring onwards can expect an ‘extra’ along with their bundle of joy in the form of a new set of statutory rights for fathers. […]

A team of our staff swapped their law books for paintbrushes to give Oakley Resource Centre a fast facelift last month. Nine lawyers and staff volunteered to spend an afternoon […]

Not every employee who makes any sort of complaint can claim they are a whistleblower. In fact, a worker has to comply with fairly strict requirements in order for his […]

Two recent cases throw light on what landlords might expect if a tenant company goes into administration, reports partner Nick Cox. In Innovate Logistics Limited (in administration) v Sunberry Properties […]

Williams v Lishman is the latest in a line of cases where the courts have looked at the date investors suffered loss. The claim involved negligent advice in relation to […]

It is a fundamental principle of law that a company should, except in limited circumstances, maintain its share capital. This stems from the need to protect third parties dealing with […]