In a powerful illustration of the increasingly international flavour of the English civil justice system, the Court of Appeal had to delve deep into the unfamiliar territory of Japanese law in order to resolve
In a case with critical implications for alternative dispute resolution (ADR), a couple who were mis-sold payment protection insurance (PPI) have had their case struck out on the basis that they had unreasonably refused
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have issued a reminder that people who have sold properties, either in the UK or abroad, that were not their main residence have one week (until 9 August) to
In a warning to eloquent judges tempted to express themselves in overly robust terms, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has deprecated a tribunal judge’s use of ‘florid’ language and ‘inappropriate hyperbole’ in upholding an
The legal challenge to the ‘bedroom tax’, under which benefit claimants are faced with cuts to housing benefits if their properties are ‘too big’, has failed in the High Court today. The challenge
A meat company that faced being put out of business – with a loss of 40 jobs and £5 million of investment – by Food Standards Agency (FSA) restrictions on the sale of its
In a ruling which helps to define the dividing line between the concepts of domicile and habitual residence, the Court of Appeal has dismissed a dual nationality businessman’s plea that the English courts have
Employers are reminded that several important changes to employment law were introduced on 29 July 2013. Compromise agreements have been renamed ‘settlement agreements’ and new provisions (Section 111A) have been inserted into the
An update on the changes to the Employment Tribunal regime July 2013.
In a ruling which vividly underlines that even the best laid tax plans cannot always succeed, a ‘simple and elegant’ scheme which was designed to save £2.6 million in stamp duty on the purchase
