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Balancing Noise Nuisance Against the Needs of Industry – High Court Ruling

Posted10 April 2019

Industrial processes can be noisy and those responsible for them frequently worry that complaints from neighbouring residents will affect their businesses. However, as a High Court case showed, such concerns...

When a Covenant May Be More Than it Seems

Posted9 April 2019

If you own or buy a property, you may find that there are covenants which apply to it, a covenant being a requirement to do something or refrain from doing...

When a Covenant May Be More Than it Seems

Posted9 April 2019

If you own or buy a property, you may find that there are covenants which apply to it, a covenant being a requirement to do something or refrain from doing...

Even Highly Offensive Workplace Banter May Not Amount to Harassment

Posted8 April 2019

Irreverent and foul-mouthed banter is commonplace in some working environments and does not necessarily amount to harassment or victimisation. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made that point in rejecting a compensation...

Online Selling – What About the VAT?

Posted5 April 2019

It is often optimistically considered that trading on eBay and similar online sales platforms is effectively outside the tax system. That, of course, is not true and anyone undertaking economic...

Sharing Principle – Court of Appeal Gives Guidance

Posted3 April 2019

The application of the ‘sharing principle’ to big money divorces is more than a matter of simple mathematics, and what family judges aim to achieve is a broadly fair outcome...