In a landmark judgment on 13 May 2014, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that an individual has the "right to be forgotten" under the Data Protection Directive.

The changes announced in the Budget in March 2014 give individuals with money purchase or cash balance pension savings more flexibility as to how and when they access their funds.

The new charge cap applying to money purchase default arrangements held by occupational pension schemes comes into force on 6 April 2015.

The Pension Regulator's new Code of Practice on funding defined benefits (the Code) was laid before Parliament on 10 June.

In December 2012 HMRC responded to the earlier consultation on the tax treatment of REITs investing in REITs.

On 19 December 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave an important ruling on database rights and meta search engines.

The Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (the "Act") was given royal assent on 8 May 2008.

Over two million people are employed in the construction industry, which is one of the most dangerous sectors to work in.

Where a property is sold subject to a covenant stating that the buyer must obtain consent from the seller for any proposed development, but there is no express provision that consent cannot be unreasonably withheld, it is likely that the court will imply such a provision.

The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the rule concerning release of guarantors created by an 1878 case remains good law.

The legacy of the global financial crisis is ever apparent, especially for those working in the real estate finance sector.

This week's Budget has brought major change to the world of pensions. The headline policy is that individuals will, from April 2015, have full flexibility in what they do with their DC pension pots, with no requirement to purchase an annuity or enter into a drawdown arrangement.

The provisions of the Finance Bill 2008 will, if enacted, make significant changes to the way in which employees who are resident but not ordinarily resident in the UK will be taxed in the UK.

On 11 June 2008, nearly five years after the introduction of the Enterprise Act 2002 (“the Enterprise Act”), the first UK prison sentences for cartel activity were handed down to three individuals at Southwark Crown Court.

These videos are aimed at organisations who would like to find out more about how to register a charity.

The Government has issued a response to the April 2008 consultation (see our May 2008 briefing) on the proposals to change the Pensions Regulator's moral hazard powers (contribution notices and financial support directions). The changes have now been tabled as amendments to the Pensions Bill.

After a lengthy investigation, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) gave its approval to the acquisition by InBev (Belgium) of the US's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch.

The Competition Commission (CC) has identified a number of competition problems at BAA's airports that have resulted in adverse consequences for passengers and airlines, in its provisional findings in "the supply of airport services by BAA in the UK" investigation.

The European Commission has published its proposals to revise the rules for the safety of consumer products marketed in the European Union.