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According to new figures released today, the number of individuals becoming insolvent has fallen to the lowest level for a decade. Official statistics from the Insolvency Service show that a total of 79,965 people were left with unmanageable debts last...
On 17 December 2015 the Ministry of Justice confirmed that as of April 2016 insolvency litigation would no longer have the benefit of the LASPO (legal aid) exemption which it previously enjoyed. Albeit disappointing, the decision by the MoJ was not...
Tenants may face longer waits for repair works to be completed to furnishings and fittings by their landlords as a consequence of new tax rules coming into force later this year. A recent study has revealed that almost a third of landlords have...
A tenant has narrowly avoided being evicted from her council property for anti-social behaviour. Sheffield City Council started Court proceedings against the tenant due to her repeatedly causing a nuisance to her neighbours by threatening them and even at...
The High Court has today (January 22nd) handed down its judgment in a challenge to the disclosure of more than one minor offence under the Police Act 1997 and Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) Order 1974. Both claimants in the case have two...
A woman from West Oxfordshire has been prosecuted by the criminal courts for falsely obtaining a social housing property. The woman was convicted of false representation on 05 January 2016 after she had failed to disclose in her application to West...
The Bolton Wanderers’ case has been adjourned by the High Court and the club now has extra time to find funding for their £172.9m debt, including £2.2m owed to the HMRC. The championship club has until 22 February to strike a deal with a...
Due to concerns over changes expected to be brought in by the Finance Act 2016 the government is bringing in a new set of rules and regulations to prevent business transactions which are ‘tax rather than commercially driven’. It is expected that...
A criminal trial relating to the tragic death of Frances Cappuccini, in October 2012, began yesterday (13 January 2016). Mrs Cappuccini died within hours of giving birth to her second child by an emergency caesarean section. It is the prosecution’s...
Figures from Cancer Research UK have revealed that death rates from cancer have dropped ten per cent in ten years, but the number of actual deaths continues to rise. In 2013, 284 out of every 100,000 people died from cancer, a drop from 312 in...
1. Holiday requests With most companies operating a leave year from January to December this is a common issue which crops up when staff return after the Christmas break. This can be a particular problem for small businesses where as little as two members...
Employees on zero hour contracts can no longer be banned from working for other employers. The exclusivity terms in Zero Hours Contracts (Redress) Regulations 2015 came into force on 11th January 2016 and provide greater protection to those employed on zero...
A report has recently been released which has revealed a large variation in the use of life-saving stents in English hospitals. The ten year study shows that patients were twice as likely to receive stents at hospitals with a seven-day service and 30...
A study recently published by Cancer Research UK and the UK Health Forum has predicted that there will be more than 700,000 more cases of cancer as a result of obesity in the UK over the next 20 years. If current trends are maintained, almost three quarters...
Corporate crime analysis: Reviewing changes to fitness to practise procedures, Carl Johnson, partner at Stephensons Solicitors, suggests that granting a statutory footing to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) appears to be a continuation of a...
Recent data published by the Bank of England reveals that household borrowing has reached record high as savings fall. The money and credit report for November 2015 showed that consumers owed a total of £178.2bn on credit cards and loans in the run up...
Each New Year is celebrated for the passing of one year and the arrival another. With it the comes excitement of new opportunities and the desire to make a ‘fresh start’ along with a host of other resolutions with rarely see the end of the month...
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has issued a warning to UK patent and trade mark owners of a renewal scam. A Latvian company using the IPO’s own trading name is said to be issuing “reminder” letters to IPO clients asking for money...
