Some of the country’s biggest landlords have won a legal battle allowing them to overturn the law on payment of rent as an expense of an administration.

In this month's feature, we take a look at how The Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 revise certain aspects of the TUPE regime, which came into effect on 31 January 2014.

Force majeure clauses excuse parties from performing obligations under contract because an act or event makes the contract impossible to perform.

Recent developments in the health and safety field create more reasons than ever to consider health and safety, and its potential area of corporate risk.

In January 2014 SEPA published an update of their Thermal Treatment of Waste Guidelines (the Guidelines).

Ruth Wilkinson and Louise Shiels forecast what 2014 has in store, from a legal perspective, for the construction industry.

In a decision which will prove costly for employers, the ECJ has finally issued its judgement in “Stringer v HMRC” regarding the accrual and payment of holidays during long term sickness absence.

Recent press coverage has indicated that, as a consequence of the credit crunch, there are signs of unions reverting to a 1970s style of industrial relations, with strike action bringing parts of the country to a standstill on a regular basis over the last few months and more unrest on the horizon.

Jane Fender-Allison, Associate in our Construction & Engineering team, summarises the adjudication lessons to be learnt from 2013.

Strong relationships between the service provider and the client are critical to successful client service. What happens when that relationship goes sour?

The judgment of Nelson J was given on Friday 13 January. It has major implications for the regulation of waste water treatment works.

Every Premises Licence allowing the sale of alcohol in Scotland must include a designated premises supervisor with a valid personal licence.

As more and more employers have concluded that compulsory redundancies are necessary to address declining business volumes and market uncertainty, companies are considering their options moving forward.

UK Coal Mining Ltd ("UK Coal") is one of a number of employers to have been hit recently by high profile (and high value) 'protective award' claims.

Employees who are due to give birth on or after 5 October 2008 have acquired a number of additional rights under the Maternity and Parental Leave etc and the Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations “2008 (SI 2008/1966)” (the "New Maternity Rules").

Whistleblowing claims have been on the increase over the last couple of years. Perhaps recent high profile stories of employees ‘blowing the whistle’ have acted as a catalyst.

Valentine's Day is approaching again, and there might be more than a few employees waiting to see what the internal mail, as well as the post-man, might bring them.

The number of people called as witnesses in employment tribunals continues to rise as claims increase. What happens if your are in the firing line?

Reforms to the UK competition law regime go live on 1 April 2014.

Terminating a contract is a last resort. There is no going back so the stakes are high.