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Mrs Harber disposed of a property and failed to notify HMRC of her liability to capital gains tax. HMRC subsequently issued a failure to notify penalty.

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, presented his Autumn Statement in the House of Commons to Parliament on 22nd November 2023.

The infamous phrase in the 1994 Latham Report that "cashflow is the lifeblood of the construction industry"...

A director must avoid a situation in which they have, or can have, a direct or indirect interest that conflicts, or may possibly conflict, with the interests of the company.

A statutory demand is a formal written demand for payment of a debt to be made within 21 days. The effects of a statutory demand can be very serious.

"Ensuring that risks are owned or jointly owned by the party or parties best able to manage and bear them, and understanding how they intend to handle them, is key to delivering value for money and successful outcomes."

The general statutory duties discussed in part 2 of this series of articles and the conflict related duties discussed in part 3 are only a small part of the overall picture of responsibility.

With the conference season in full swing, it was The Conservative Party's turn on Monday, to descend upon Liverpool and kick off a week of speeches, leaks, tag-lines and soundbites.

The Building Safety Act 2022 (the act) came into force last summer. The act attempts to tackle some of the safety issues in high-rise buildings, following the Grenfell disaster in 2017.

No system of global trade or litigation has any value unless it provides effective measures for enforcement and execution once judgment has been obtained.

In 2021 it was estimated that one third of UK families were ‘blended', meaning the family contains a combination of parents, new partners and / or children from the old and new relationships.

Following my earlier articles about some of the reasons that construction disputes occur and the process by which construction disputes can be determined by adjudication...

Part 11 of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (the Act) came into force on 26 October 2023 with the aim of achieving greater transparency around land ownership and control.

Biodiversity Net Gain (or BNG) is a principle which aims to leave the natural environment in a measurably better state after development than beforehand.

In June 2023, I wrote about the rules that apply to costs recovery in civil litigation in England and Wales, summarising the key principles and some important considerations to bear in mind...

MEES were brought into force by The Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015 and seek to impose minimum energy efficiency standards for properties.