Following our focus on "How to avoid the cost of employee fraud" last year, Stuart Evans of Rawlison Butler LLP examines the useful feedback we have had on readers’ own experiences.

How to deal with financial remedies on the dissolution of a Civil Partnership has been considered by the Court of Appeal for the first time in Lawrence v Gallagher.

Antech Direct Limited ceased trading in May 2013 and went into creditors' voluntary liquidation in mid-June 2013.

Confidentiality and gagging clauses have been brought back into public view, with the recent disclosure by former United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust CEO, Gary Walker, on the BBC’s Today Programme about an alleged gagging clause in his compromise agreement.

Are you both a director and shareholder of a company?

A landmark family decision is likely to encourage the protection of family wealth through corporate structures.

Business tenants may be in for an unwelcome surprise if they find they have unintentionally overlooked a requirement to lodge a tax return, and so become liable for a penalty.

It is no surprise that in times of economic downturn, we see an increase in problems involving squatters. This can jeopardise valuable sales and lettings of property, which are harder to secure in the current market.

"Ansa Logistics Ltd –v- Trowberg Ltd (2012)" highlights the legal and commercial difficulties a landlord must overcome when seeking to recover possession of premises.

Business Owners often ask whether a contract that their company is entering into can in fact take effect from an earlier date compared to the date on which it is to be signed by the parties.

Parent companies need to be aware of their potential duty of care to the employees of their subsidiaries.

We have just come to the end of National Anti Bullying Week primarily aimed at raising awareness of school bullying but the problem goes much deeper than this.

With the Olympic Games on our doorstep, it is inevitable that some companies will want to take advantage of the corporate entertainment opportunities available at various events and venues throughout the summer.

Apple loses iPad design right lawsuit against Samsung. What does the "overall impression" test mean for parties when assessing breach?

If an investment does not pay off, and the investor is left with less than expected, can they blame their adviser?

Companies doing business on an international basis can take welcome comfort from a recent Court of Appeal decision, which confirmed the approach for when a corporate veil will be lifted.

Parties going through a divorce are prone to ask the perfectly reasonable question - "What will I get?"

As the UK economy delivers modest growth, and it expected to remain on the same path for years to come, it is easy to assume that business owners are not seeing opportunities to realise their investments on good terms with acquisition finance in short supply.

A discussion on the employment law issues related to the new tax year.

The Supreme Court has decided that holiday pay for employees shouldn’t always be confined to basic pay and may also need to include any additional supplementary payments.