Mr Bryant brought an appeal following the imposition by the SRA of conditions on his Practising Certificate.

Earlier this year the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) demonstrated how seriously it treats a breach of a Regulatory Settlement Agreement (RSA) by an individual.

As the profession edges closer to the (current) implementation date for the Jackson reforms in April 2013, when The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 comes into force, further announcements are being made as to the details of the new costs arrangements.

At a time when youth unemployment in Wales is at a record high we are keen to work with social landlords to support young people and grow ambitions.

CFDs are due to replace the Renewables Obligation as the primary support mechanism for major new renewable energy generation and will also be available for other forms of low carbon generation such as nuclear and fossil fuel plant with carbon capture and storage (CSS).

No-one can have failed to see the recent headlines regarding the discovery of horsemeat in various meat products across a raft of products stocked by various supermarkets.

The government has set the dates for the smoking ban - 2nd April 2007 in Wales and 1st July 2007 in England. All workplaces will need to be smoke-free from these dates. While many employers already ban smoking inside their premises, the ban will doubtless affect those whose staff work in more ‘social’ settings such as care homes (where residents may perhaps smoke in their rooms).

Whether your entire retail business operates online, or the internet is part of a multi-channel strategy, you need to ensure that you are complying with the Distance Selling Regulations to keep customers happy.

The Immigration Rules changed on 14 June 2012, resulting in a reduction in the types of jobs retailers can now offer to skilled non-EEA workers, under the Points-Based System (PBS).

On Thursday 22 March 2007 the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) issued two press releases relating to its ongoing investigation of alleged bid rigging in the UK construction industry.

Can members of an LLP be held personally liable for their firm’s unpaid insurance premiums?

Section 35 of the Data Protection Act 1998 provides an exception to the non-disclosure of personal data provisions of the Act where disclosure is required by or under any enactment.

It was alleged that the defendant carried out a fraudulent mortgage valuation on a flat in Thamesmead.

With many retailers dependent on casual foreign student labour, lessons should be learnt following reports that Tesco faces fines of up to £200,000 for reportedly employing non-EEA students in breach of their visa restrictions.

Green Thumb (UK) (the franchisor) runs a successful franchise business dealing in garden lawn treatments with over 100 franchisees across the UK. A dispute arose when Grow With Us Ltd (the franchisee) sought to extend its existing franchise with the franchisor.

Whilst most retailers are concentrating their efforts on building their share in a slowly recovering market, they probably feel that the time and cost of getting involved in litigation is something which can be postponed.

Age discrimination in the provision of services to the public became unlawful from 1 October 2012.

Whether or not further legal challenges materialise, the long term looks bleak, not just for solar PV but all small scale renewables.

In the case of West London Mental Health NHS Trust v Chhabra, the Court of Appeal recently overturned the High Court’s decision to grant a doctor an injunction to restrain the Trust from proceeding with disciplinary proceedings for misconduct.

The ability for a retailer to terminate a lease by exercising a break option has always been a very important tool.