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The wisdom of making sure that agreements are finalised in good time and not left hanging in abeyance is illustrated by a recent case. It involved a local authority...
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The Court of Appeal recently decided on a claim for nuisance and its decision contained some interesting logic: in essence, implying that what would be classed as a nuisance in...
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When a company engages in below-cost pricing or other ‘predatory’ practices, the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is often called upon to investigate. Where anti-competitive practice is confirmed, the fines...
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Each year, around 11 million employees take sickness leave. Of these, 300,000 go on to claim health-related state benefits. In all, this costs the taxpayer £13 billion, and £15 billion...
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HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have recently set up a taskforce to investigate under-declarations of tax in the restaurant trade. The taskforce is one of a number of specialist teams...
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How do you prove that you are married when a valid marriage certificate is not available? This question may not often arise, but it does sometimes happen that a...
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