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Although some law is ‘common law’ and some effectively the result of decisions of the courts, when law is in written form, the exact meaning of the words used is...
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At the end of October 2013, the Cohabitation Rights Bill 2013 started its progress through Parliament. The Private Member’s Bill aims to give long-term cohabitants rights more akin to those...
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When a family partnership broke up, the lack of precision in clauses of the partnership agreement led to an appearance in the Court of Appeal. Two farmers took their...
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The Government is proposing to improve protection for consumers who purchase goods or services (including those supplied in electronic form) from businesses. Under the Consumer Rights Bill, consumers will...
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A recent decision in which the court ruled that a landlord was obliged to repay to its tenant rent paid in advance for a period after the break date on...
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A taxpayer has succeeded in persuading the First-tier Tribunal that an information notice issued by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) should be set aside. The man had submitted a...
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