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You'd have to be living on Mars not to know that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is...

Exactly when notice of termination takes effect can impact on an employee's entitlement to certain...

When a landlord appealed against his prosecution for breaking a planning enforcement notice with...

There was a certain irony to a recent report that the directors of a debt management company...

In United First Partners Research v Carreras , an employee who had returned to work after he...

The rules governing the taxation of termination payments have been tightened with effect from 6...

When a decision is made as to what the facts are in a particular case, the judgment regarding...

One aspect of intellectual property (IP) rights that is often not given much thought, but which...

Recent changes have made it easier for company directors to withhold disclosure of their private...

The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 – often referred to as the 'Whistleblowing' Act...

There have been a number of recent cases looking at the precise nature of the employment status of...

Many commercial leases provide that the formal document represents the entirety of the agreement,...

Directors have a wide range of legal duties that do not always coincide with their own interests,...

Quite apart from any breach of sex discrimination law which might occur, it is automatically...

Under law which originated in the EU, agents of firms have considerable protection if their agency...

When a tenant wishes to assign a lease, it is usual for the landlord's consent to be required, and...

There can really be no excuse for a modern employer not to have in place comprehensive...

The 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup starts...

When a tenant of industrial land failed to adhere to a notice to quit the premises, the landlord...

This year, Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May), which is hosted by the Mental Health...

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) replaces the Data Protection Act 1998 and comes...

Some breach of contract claims are stronger than others, but even groundless cases come to court...

Where there is an existing employment dispute, the communications that take place in order to...

When tenants discovered that their landlord had bought insurance over their flats, including the...

When disputes arise over the meaning of a contract, it is usual for the court to look first at...

References to 'seniority' or 'length of service' can all too easily be read as impermissible...

It is hardly surprising that directors of companies that face insolvency often wish to recoup...

An empty office block in Blackpool was given a rateable value (RV) of £490,000 by the local...

Under the Equality Act 2010 , direct discrimination occurs when the reason for a person being...

When new partners are being introduced into a partnership, it is wise to finalise the arrangements...