MP Dr Liam Fox provided his support to a draft bill recently placed before parliament focusing on individuals with Down's Syndrome.

Following the latest government announcements, where do landlords and tenants stand in relation to the recovery of rent unpaid during the Coronavirus pandemic?

The ASA has taken further steps in their battle against influencers that fail to disclose when they are advertising to consumers on their social media channels.

As businesses navigate technological advances and significant employment law reforms, workforce planning has become critical to success. But what happens when organisations fail to forecast future skills needs, and how can the legal risks of poor planning be minimised in an evolving regulatory landscape?

Many separating parents use the Government's online calculator to agree their child maintenance payments.

The case of Re Arboretum Devon (RLH) Ltd (28 April 2021) concerned a challenge to the validity of the ranking of the parties to an intercreditor agreement...

The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving the long running dispute involving the seizure of Iranian artefacts.

The UK government's Immigration and Asylum Bill 2026 proposes sweeping changes to corporate modern slavery reporting, introducing mandatory content requirements, financial penalties up to £1 million or 1% of turnover, and enhanced board-level accountability. Organizations that have taken a minimal compliance approach to the Modern Slavery Act 2015 face significant reputational and regulatory...

The school holidays are almost here and many of us are thinking about travelling abroad. If your surname is different from your dependent children, then the ever-changing COVID-19 ...

Two recent decisions, with similar facts, have provided clarity on the approach the Courts should take when faced with competing jurisdiction clauses.

Kitchen equipment manufacturer Whirlpool registered the shape of a food mixer as a Community trade mark.

On 2 June 2021, four months after the UK's formal application, it was announced the UK can start the process of joining the 11-country Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership ("CPTPP").

In Shah & Anor v HSBC Private Bank (UK) Ltd [2009] EWHC 79 (QB), the Court considered the conflict that can arise between a bank's duty to its customer and its duty to make an authorised disclosure under Part 7 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 ("POCA") when the bank suspects the customer of laundering money

In Associated British Ports (a company created by statute) v (1) Ferryways NV and (2) MSC Belgium NV [2009] EWCA Civ 206, the Court of Appeal found that a guarantor was not liable on the basis that one of the parties to the underlying contract had given the other additional time to pay and the parties had not included an express provision preventing discharge of the guarantor's liability in such circumstances.

A recent case from the US is a reminder of the risks of art dealers making secret commission.

"... an adjudicator should think very carefully before ruling out a defence merely because there was no mention of it in the claiming party's notice of adjudication.

Deadlines loom, as changes to rules on the rights of EEA and Swiss citizens to live and work in the UK are fast approaching.

Parties in financial remedy proceedings on divorce need to be alive to the implications that their behaviour may have on their final settlement by way of costs orders.

The Aconcagua Bay was voyage chartered for the carriage of cargo from the US Gulf. The charter provided ...

The UK government has published a technical consultation on transitional provisions for the increase in Normal Minimum Pension Age (NMPA) from 55 to 57, effective April 2028. The draft legislation aims to protect individuals aged 55 or 56 who have already taken steps to access their pension benefits, ensuring these payments remain authorized and avoid tax penalties.