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Low Pay Commission Seeks Views on National Minimum Wage Rates

Posted9 July 2014

The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is seeking views from interested parties in order to report on its remit from the Government with regard to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates...

Court Fight Increases Cost of Copyright Violation

Posted7 July 2014

A photographer who had taken a picture of pop stars Ke$Ha and LMFAO has received a settlement of £20,000 after the Patents Court ruled that his copyright had been infringed. ...

Repair Obligations Do Not Create IHT Charge

Posted4 July 2014

Yet another attempt by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to persuade the court that a gift of a property from parent to child should be a ‘gift with reservation of...

Identification Blunder Stymies Leaseholders’ Hopes

Posted3 July 2014

Leaseholders who wanted to take over management of their own flats had their hopes dashed after the Upper Tribunal (UT) ruled that misidentification of the landlord on a crucial document...

Court Underlines Duty of Candour in Contract Negotiations

Posted2 July 2014

A lack of candour in contractual negotiations can lead to grave financial consequences, as was shown when an event management company that lost its only customer four months after signing...

Arbitrator’s Decision Will Bind in Financial Settlements

Posted1 July 2014

When a divorce leads to arbitration proceedings, which is not uncommon where the financial settlement is difficult to negotiate, the decision of the arbitrator can only be overturned by the...