On Monday Night, BBC Panorama aired a program demonstrating the difficulties parents and couples have experienced since the introduction of cuts to the Legal Aid system in April 2013. Since the introduction of the Legal
HM Treasury and HM Revenue and Customs have published a list of the tax changes that came into effect on 1 April 2015. These include the following: A reduction in the rate of Corporation Tax
Josiah Hincks today (1st April 2015) promoted 4 solicitors and associates to become Partners in the firm, yet a further sign of the firm’s commitment to growth locally in Leicestershire. The four new partners are
In a striking example of business interests being overridden by wildlife conservation priorities, the Court of Appeal has blocked plans to cull over 1,000 seagulls which posed a ‘bird strike’ threat to military aircraft which
High-value public procurement disputes are an ever-increasing feature of the legal landscape and, in one such case, a council has come under fire in respect of its decision to strip an NHS trust of a
The pressing need for more housing in the south-east of England was the deciding factor as the High Court approved plans for a large mixed-use development in the Surrey Green Belt. The Court gave the
The Green Belt is not as sacrosanct as some might wish it to be and must sometimes give way to the modern world’s need for essential infrastructure. The point was made when the High Court
The word ‘resignation’ denotes voluntary departure from employment – but it bears a different meaning if you are a civil servant, the Court of Appeal has ruled in an important decision for any worker affected
Government policy is firmly in favour of encouraging renewable energy sources, but that did not avail the would-be developers of a solar energy plant which was planned to cover more than 22 hectares of countryside.
Following the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Lock v British Gas Trading Limited that an employee’s holiday pay must take account of his commission payments, the Employment Tribunal
