On 3 August 2009, the Land Registry introduced a new policy known as Early Completion.

The National Association of Pension Funds (“NAPF”) has recently published updated guidelines to assist its members when considering how to vote at the general meetings of listed and AIM companies.

The Government has confirmed that from 1 October 2009, new regulations will be introduced to prevent any payment of tips from counting as "earnings" towards the NMW.

To establish a case of constructive dismissal the employee must show that his employer committed a fundamental breach of a term of the employee’s contract of employment.

The current economic climate and the slowdown in the property market has caused some property developers to turn to letting newly-built properties which they are unable to sell.

The recent credit crunch has had numerous negative effects- including a marked increase in mortgage fraud. The current state of the market is leading to a rise in claims by lenders, similar to those seen in the 1990s when mortgage fraud was widespread.

Following the final implementation phase of the Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”) on 1st October 2009, company directors may now choose to prevent their residential address being placed on the public register.

The UK has recently experienced an increase in the number of pre-packaged sales of companies in administration.

In times of economic boom, cases of mortgage fraud and professional negligence are often covered up by rising house prices, as mortgage lenders are able to recoup the value of the secured property following repossession.

In two recent judgments, the Court of Appeal has clarified the law on 'without prejudice' communications in an employment context.

The Land Registry has been planning on restructuring the process of conveyancing for a number of years now. By developing an electronic system of conveyancing the Land Registry aims to make it faster, easier and more secure than its paper equivalent.

In the recent House of Lords case, Scottish & Newcastle plc -v- Raguz, the decision of the Court of Appeal was overturned in a judgement to be welcomed by landlords.

The final implementation phase of the Companies Act 2006 (the “Act”) takes place on 1st October this year.

The new ACAS code on Disciplinary and Grievance Procedures (the “Code”) will come into effect on 6 April 2009 when the current statutory disciplinary and grievance procedures are abolished.

The Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act ("the Act") came into force on 6 April 2008, creating a new offence of corporate manslaughter.

Restrictive covenants in employment contracts are anti-competitive, restrictive on trade and against public policy.

Mediation is an increasingly popular way of resolving disputes without the need to go to court or to a tribunal.

When a lender takes security over property, it seeks to ensure that it can realise its security, including the ability to be able to ultimately sell the property. As part of this, a lender will want to ensure that no one has a prior interest ahead of the lender.

from 1 April 2009, the final staged increase in statutory holiday entitlement of 5.6 weeks (being 28 days for someone working a five or more days a week) comes into force.

The Judgment in the recent case of Earl of Malmesbury v Strutt and Parker has shown both the dangers of waiving confidentiality in mediation and the possible penalties for taking up an 'unreasonable' position.