Verbal agreements require the same criteria to be met as written agreements, namely: - There must be an offer (for example, X offers to...

The High Court looked at the issue of whether English insolvency officeholders could use their powers under domestic insolvency laws to...

The High Court has awarded compensation to two claimants for stress arising from a beach of Principle 4 of the Data Protection Act 1998...

The Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 came into force on 6 July 2020. The Act allows the UK government to put in place...

The Court of Appeal was asked to interpret the expression "in order to comply with any mandatory provision of law" contained in a...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) delivered a judgment clarifying the duty on traders to inform consumers in their website terms and...

A solicitor acting for a claimant served particulars of claim on 25 March (i.e. two days after lockdown) at an empty and closed office...

Can an employer force an employee to return to the office? Pre-COVID 19, the short answer would be (in most cases) yes. If an employee...

The Intellectual Property Office declared 24 March 2020, and all subsequent days until further notice, “interrupted days”. This means...

From 1 July 2020, the UK Government's Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme will be changing significantly. From that date, employees who have...