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What is specific performance? Specific performance is a remedy for breach of contract which is most often used in transactions involving land and construction work. The court can issue an order compelling a party to comply with their contractual obligations – a good example being to complete building works on time. Courts will not usually […]

Illegal subletting in the UK has risen dramatically according to a recent report by Property Reporter.

In a case that arose when an employee’s mileage claims were noticed to be significantly higher than usual, an internal investigation was carried out and the employee in question attended a disciplinary hearing after which, his employer dismissed him for gross misconduct for falsifying his mileage claims.

A Tribunal has held that a foreign exchange worker was wrongly and unfairly dismissed from his job at a bank, for disclosing confidential client information to traders from different banks, in an online chat room.

People often think that trusts are complicated, expensive and something that is only necessary for people who have a lot of money to put into them.  However, a trust is a useful device for moving money out of your estate no matter how large or small it is, particularly as a way of reducing Inheritance Tax.

Being at the stage where you need to upscale your business by leasing business premises is exciting.  Your business has grown to the point where you need to expand, or where your existing operations need to come together under one roof.

The law in England and Wales regarding couples co-habiting together outside of marriage is confusing and its effect very unclear at times.  It is largely property based, meaning entitlement to a share of assets is often decided in accordance with who owns and has paid for what.  This can lead to some very unfair outcomes on a relationship breakdown.

Some people will have to pay for all of their care home fees whilst others won’t have to pay anything. In this article, we explain why this is and what you may be able to do to secure funding for care home fees instead.

Those deemed most at risk of attacks in the workplace are workers in the service and care sector along with teachers, teaching assistants and other education workers.

I am not sure if this is a seasonal issue or if there is simply something in the water, but whatever it is, in the last four months I have received a number of enquiries from shareholder-directors of companies asking for advice on how to deal with their fellow shareholders.

If you have sustained an injury which was caused or contributed to by sub-standard medical care, you may be entitled to compensation for ‘clinical negligence’. This applies to care provided by any medical or dental practitioner, both via the NHS and privately.

A doctor was employed as a consultant at an NHS Hospital but the hospital believed that the doctor had continued to see private patients during her absence despite having been told not to do so while off sick.