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Court Backs Spanish Property Negligence Claim

Posted26 February 2013

Many people have suffered losses because of the collapse of property values in Spain. In a recent case, a woman who found herself with a mortgage she could not...

The Whole is More Than the Sum of the Parts

Posted26 February 2013

When considering a trade mark, it is the mark as a whole which needs to be looked at. The obviousness of this point was illustrated by a recent case in...

EHRC Guidance on Managing Religion or Belief in the Workplace

Posted25 February 2013

Following the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights in four cases concerning religious rights in the workplace, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has published guidance to help...

HSE Publishes Workplace Ill Health and Injury Statistics

Posted25 February 2013

Provisional statistics published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show that the number of people in Britain injured and made unwell at work fell in the year April 2011...

Forthcoming Changes to the ‘Whistleblowing’ Legislation

Posted25 February 2013

The Government has announced changes to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill that will enhance the protections available to workers who ‘blow the whistle’ against their employer. Individuals who...

Multiple Rent Clauses – What About the VAT?

Posted21 February 2013

Tenants of commercial premises know that rent is not a taxable supply for VAT purposes unless the landlord has elected to waive the VAT exemption in respect of the...