The regulations came into force on 26th March 2021 extending various temporary reliefs for distressed businesses until 30 June 2021.

Those who don't have big enough incomes to raise the mortgage finance they need to buy a home are often tempted to include the name of a better-off friend or loved one on the title deeds.

The so-called 'dark web' is a blight on the internet and often preys as much on those who use it as it does on society. That was certainly so in the case of a recluse who received a substantial...

The burning question in many commercial tenants' minds is whether they are obliged to pay rent even though the COVID-19 pandemic has forced them to shut down their premises and cease trading.

The temporary modifications to the new moratorium procedure, relaxing the qualifications for entry, are extended until 30 September 2021.

The appearance of a bad review on a consumer website can be a devastating blow to any business.

The High Court tackled that issue in confirming an online punter's seven-figure gambling win.

If you are an air passenger whose flight has been cancelled or significantly delayed you have a legal right to compensation (and many of us will have been dealing with this issue in the last year)...

In essence the case was to determine whether Uber drivers were (a) genuinely self-employed or (b) "workers".

In A v B (2021) Ch D (an ex tempore unreported judgment details of which can be found at [2021] 3 WLUK 312) Deputy ICC Judge Baister, at a preliminary hearing of a winding up petition...

When it comes to family businesses, there is sadly always a risk of legal difficulties arising from personal matters intruding into the employment relationship.

Should vulnerable people who lack the mental capacity to make important decisions for themselves be vaccinated against COVID-19 even in the face of objections from their loved ones?

Service charges are by far the most common source of disputes between residential tenants and their landlords.

Making a will when you are close to death and without professional assistance is an effective means of fostering dispute between your loved ones after you are gone.

The law encourages so-called DIY housebuilders by enabling them to reclaim VAT paid on materials used in the construction of their homes.

To what extent, if any, are banks under an investigatory duty to protect their clients from fraud?

In Fairford Water Ski Club Ltd v Cohoon & Anor [2021] EWCA Civ 143 the Court of Appeal allowed an appeal against the decision of HHJ Russen ([2020] EWHC 290 (Comm)) holding Mr Cohoon...

Court procedures can be daunting to the uninitiated and that is one good reason why you should never engage in civil litigation without professional assistance.

However, where commercial tenants experiencing cash-flow crises due to the COVID-19 pandemic have been constrained to stop paying rent and are racing to restructure their debts the High Court squarely confronted that issue in another guideline case.

The tension between landlord creditor rights on the one hand and corporate rescue on the other that was at the core of Zacaroli J's recent judgment in Lazari Properties 2 Ltd v New Look Retailers...