It is 41 years since the Housing Corporation was founded and the interceding years have seen a huge rationalisation of the registered social landlord (RSL) market.

The European Court of Justice recently held in Pereda v Madrid Movilidad SA that under the Working Time Directive: A worker who becomes ill during a period of statutory annual leave has the right to reschedule that leave at another time

Plans are afoot for the implementation of new EU legislation which will equalise the treatment of electronic and paper invoicing.

Paid maternity leave extended to a period of 12 months.

A liquidator's obligation to pay rent for property occupied during the liquidation as an expense has been long-established, and the operation of Rule 4.218 of the Insolvency Rules is clear.

The introduction of the age discrimination legislation in 2006 by the Labour Government was a major step in eliminating age discrimination in the workplace.

Do you, like so many leaseholders, find yourself having continuing difficulties with your freeholder or managing agent?

From 6 April 2005 all employers with at least 150 employees in the United Kingdom could be asked to set up employee information and consultation arrangements (or Works Councils) to comply with the Information and Consultation of Employees Regulations. There are good reasons why all affected employers should start preparing now.

Thinking of marrying? Think again, or at least think (and plan) carefully. It’s not only the wedding itself that can be one of life’s most costly events, but rather the divorce that may follow.

This is a recent case that acts as a sharp reminder that care and attention is needed to ensure that a non-UK company does not become UK tax resident.

The Public Procurement (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2011 (the "New Regulations"), which come into force on 1 October 2011, will significantly reduce the time limit within which an aggrieved supplier may bring a claim for a breach of the procurement rules.

The identities of Baby P's killers have recently been disclosed officially. The court order prohibiting such disclosure was lifted because it ceased to be necessary.

The Gambling Act 2005 (Act) comes into force fully, as from September, 2007, and who may see adverts for gambling on billboards, the TV, press and elsewhere.

Recent months have seen a flurry of legal activity concerning the Age Discrimination legislation.

This guidance should have been issued to coincide with the changes to the General Development Procedure Order and the commencement of section 96A of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 on 1st October 2009.

All employers, regardless of size, will be affected by the new statutory dispute resolution procedures, which came into force on 1 October 2004. The Government has given teeth to its new procedures, encouraging employers and employees to sort out disputes internally and to penalise them for failing to comply. However, uncertainty and disputes are sure to lie ahead.

A recent decision in the TCC has addressed a number of important issues, including: "Tolent" clauses; what happens when contractual adjudication provisions are found to be non-Act compliant; whether joinder provisions in adjudication clauses are permissible and the minimum rate of interest for late payments.

The problems created by sickness absence continue to cause headaches for employers. The CBI and Axa's annual survey on absence and labour turnover, this year reported a slight drop in average absence per employee from 7.2 to 6.8 days, however, there was an increase in the overall cost from £11.6 billion in 2003, to £12.2 billion last year.

For the first time, all of the characteristics which are protected for discrimination purposes are distilled into one section of one Act (Section 4 of the Equality Act 2010).

Robust recruitment processes are a must for volunteer selection as well as paid employees. Neil Gill’s practical guide explains why.