The High Court has recently given judgment in the case of Brewer v Stanley Mann, Fortis Lease UK Limited and Stanley Mann Racing Limited which stresses the importance of accuracy when giving descriptions of classic cars for sale and which no dealer in collector cars can afford to ignore.

The Secretary of State's decision to require Sky News to be sold as a condition of Fox's bid being allowed to proceed, leaves the field open for a bidding war to take place involving Disney and Comcast.

Fraudsters are currently contacting members of the public using bank branding to promote fake investment schemes, including fake ISAs.

Blizzards and icy winds have swept in from Siberia, with temperatures plummeting and a blanket of snow settling over most of the country.

A quick discussion on the flat-rate annuity and the index-linked annuity.

Readers may recall our earlier report on the case of Moran and others v Ideal Cleaning Services Ltd which dealt with the scope of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (the AWR).

Christmas is a time when many employees want to take their annual leave, whether it is for religious or childcare reasons or simply so that they can indulge in mince pies and sale shopping.

In reality, dreams of 'snow days' are often an HR Manager's nightmare, with serious travel and childcare disruption, and concerns over unauthorised absences.

From 5 April 2015, statutory maternity, adoption, paternity, additional paternity and shared parental pay will be £139.58 per week (up from £138.18).

Payment of tips and gratuities in the restaurant industry is perhaps more common than in any other sector.

It will be a relief to organisations that the European Court has held that a job applicant, who only made an application for a role in order to will compensation...

When it comes to controversy in the private client world, Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) are not generally among the usual suspects.

The Supreme Court recently laid down a marker by unanimously allowing an appeal by Yasmin Prest and allowing her to get her hands on assets held by her ex-husband in numerous companies in his name.

In all the excitement about the changes to digital copyright law brought about by the Hargreaves process, commercially significant changes to UK Design Law have been overlooked.

On 23rd May 2012 Mr Vince Cable the Government’s Business Secretary presented the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill 2012/13 to Parliament.

The contractor Claimant, Mr Cockell, issued proceedings in relation to allegedly underpaid building costs, in the sum of approximately £240,000.

Further guidance which considers how the new compulsory trading emissions scheme, known as the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme ("CRC") will affect landlords and tenants has now been published by the Property Industry Working Party.

Where a lease is ambiguously worded, where the service charge clause is capable of more than one interpretation, the courts will give effect to the clause in a way which achieves the fairest outcome...

Office to Residential conversion is at a 10 year high following changes in May 2013 to the planning laws in England.

Sarah Reynolds looks at the recent report published by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) highlighting the outcome of a study it had carried out into the quick house sales sector and the alleged unfair practices of some of the businesses involved with these sales that may have led to certain customers losing tens of thousands of pounds.