The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the High Court relating to the refund of rents for a period after a break option has been exercised.

On 29 November 2017, the CJEU handed down their Judgment in the case of Mr C. King v The Sash Window Workshop Ltd & Richard Dollar (Case C‑214/16) following a request for a preliminary ruling ...

29 July 2014 will mark the first anniversary of the introduction of legal fees in the Employment Tribunal.

The factual background to this case is perhaps one of the more unusual and bizarre in the normally somewhat dry area of repossession and involuntary bailment.

In the recent case of Asher v Jaywing Plc [2022] EWHC 893 (Ch) the sellers bought a claim against the buyer for breach of contract relating to earn-out provisions in the share purchase agreement (SPA).

It is generally accepted that the Defamation Act 2013 ("the Act") raised the bar in defamation claims, making it harder for those wronged to issue claims.

The Office of Fair Trading, ("OFT"), has issued a revised guidance on its new approach to director disqualification orders in competition cases.

Organisations using temporary workers supplied through temporary work agencies will no doubt be familiar with the requirements of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR).

A recent piece of research reported in the Telegraph and Financial Times found that UK employment tribunal cases relating to workplace "banter" rose by 45 percent last year.

Earlier this month, an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) judgment in three joined cases (Bear Scotland Limited & Ors v Fulton & Ors; Hertel (UK) Limited v Woods & Others and Amec Group Limited v Law & Ors) has confirmed...

ClientEarth is an environmental charity using the law to address the global climate issues.

The Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill, which makes significant amendments to the intestacy rules, recently had its first reading in the House of Lords.

The Inheritance and Trustees’ Power Bill received Royal Assent on 14 May, to become the Inheritance and Trustees’ Power Act 2014.

It is estimated that approximately 40% of people over 18 die without making a Will. To try and address this alarming statistic the Law Commission has this month launched a consultation proposing an overhaul of the current law on Wills.

In her second article on the legal questions prompted by the recent TV series THE SPLIT Jayne Martins, a Partner in our family team, examines the obligations on a lawyer when she knows more about the facts..

The Department of Health and Social care has just published two very useful guidance notes for surrogates and intended parents.

Apple has lost its appeal in the UK against Samsung for infringing design rights registered in connection with the iPad.

Apple, Google, Microsoft, Samsung and other leading tech firms, patent officers, regulators and academics met in Switzerland last week to discuss whether action is needed to prevent patent disputes in the industry which people fear will stifle future innovation.

The next generation of contracts should be designed to work with MMC.

On 16 June 2021, the Government announced that the measures which were put in place to assist commercial tenants during the Covid-19 pandemic will be extended beyond 30 June 2021 by a further 9 months until 25 March 2022.