In November 2017 we blogged about the possibility that the IR35 rules introduced for the public sector last year would be extended to the private sector.

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has recently published an online survey to gather information about people's views of inheritance tax.

On 12 July 2018, the UK Government published its long-awaited White Paper on "The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union", and a week later another White Paper on ...

In April 2018, two black men entered a Starbucks store in Philadelphia and asked to use the bathroom. An employee informed them that this was a customer only service ...

At the end of last month, Attorney General (AG) Wathelet issued his opinion to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), advising that no EU copyright protection should vest in the taste

The festive season may herald a less than welcome surprise for some tenants this year as the fifth anniversary of the introduction of SDLT on 1 December 2008 brings with it the spectre of additional SDLT charges.

Tenant Farming Commissioner, Bob McIntosh, has this month issued a new code of practice on the Maintenance of the Condition of Tenanted Agricultural Holdings.

If gin sales are booming, would you invest in a gin distillery? In 2017 alone, gin sales toppled 47 million bottles, which was almost a 15% increase compared to 2016 sales.

The recent decision in ICI v Merit Merrell Technology is the latest in a series of decisions in the dispute

The introduction of PRIIPs has not been plain sailing for investment product providers and even after a lengthy gestation period, there are still a number of uncertainties in how PRIIPs should be applied in terms of scope and also in terms of the content of the Key Information Document.

With a projected one in four people in the UK over the age of 60 by the year 2024; and reports suggesting that around ten million over-50s were working last year ...

A worker employed as an associate lecturer under a zero-hours contract could compare himself with an academic lecturer on a full-time contract of employment for the purposes of a claim ...

A recent decision from the Supreme Court has sparked debate on the practice of English Courts awarding indefinite maintenance to spouses on divorce.

The initial drafts of the Directive and accompanying Regulation on the cross border distribution of investment funds provoked a number of concerns particular in the context of the pre -marketing...

I am delighted to be asked to write for Brodies' Personal blog as part of Dementia Awareness Week.

The Home Office and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs have unveiled a new scheme that will allow fruit and vegetable farmers to recruit non-EU migrant workers for seasonal labour.

The investigation is a reminder that consumer protection law is far-reaching, and can crop up in what might seem to be unlikely places.

The recent Scottish Government Report identified legal agreements (section 75s) as the second most common reason for delays in securing planning permission for housing.

The Forestry and Land Management (Scotland) Act 2018 ("the Act") creates a modernising framework for the forestry industry in Scotland.

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has recently published an online survey to gather information about people's views of inheritance tax.