It is an unquestionable fact that the revival of the UK economy will be dependent upon the success...

Commercial property experts at Birkett Long LLP have just helped the largest restaurant in the UK...

Birkett Long has officially celebrated the opening of its new office in Phoenix House, on the...

Equity partners (including members of LLPs) do not qualify for many employment protection rights...

Recent legal cases have highlighted the importance of a director’s duty to act in good faith...

A recent professional negligence case involving law firm Mills & Reeve has highlighted the...

Sometimes employers will write to employees who have been absent for a period of time, usually...

Employers may be disgruntled to find an employee who is on sick leave and is claiming sick pay...

Confidence is returning, albeit it slowly, but signs are that more businesses are considering...

The Corporate Manslaughter & Corporate Homicide Act 2007 came into force on 6 April...

Construction contract disputes can be resolved in many different ways, including negotiation,...

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has confirmed its ability to enforce fairness for consumers. A...

Liquidators seeking to bring a claim under s.213 Insolvency Act 1986 (fraudulent trading) must be...

Often clients will ask when terminating an employee’s contract of employment what payments...

The law offers individuals protection from harassment. Harassment is defined as a person pursuing...

The law states that if an employee wishes to make a claim for unfair dismissal they must to do so...

There have been several recent changes to immigration legislation. The major issues are as...

When is a company insolvent? The Insolvency Act 1986 sets out a number of tests including the...

In some countries it is almost impossible to do business without becoming embroiled in bribery of...

Not only are GP practices involved in an increased number of disputes with their PCTs regarding...