At present, empty commercial properties with a rateable value below £18,000 benefit from business rates relief. However, on 1st April 2011 the government will reduce the business rates threshold from £18,000 to £2,600 for the financial year 2011/2012. The existing … Continue reading →

The draft Regulations abolishing the Default Retirement Age (DRA) are reported to have been laid before Parliament on 16th February 2011 and are expected to come into force on 6th April 2011 although they are yet to be considered by … Continue reading →

Whatever sectors your business operates within, there will be a government organisation which needs your goods or services. The need is likely to be ongoing and the contract may secure a good and reliable income for a significant period of … Continue reading →

Image Rights have for quite some time been used by savvy tax advisers to professional athletes who can significantly increase net earnings by effectively taking part of their remuneration as consideration of a licence to their employer for the exploitation … Continue reading →

The Government has recently published a consultation paper which includes a range of measures the objective of which is to halt the significant increase in claims coming before the Employment Tribunal. This is being marketed by the Government as a … Continue reading →

Recent case law has highlighted the risks associated with allowing clauses contained in draft documents to become legally binding without proper consideration and, more importantly, mutual understanding and agreement of their interpretation. A sometimes innocuous looking provision may, usually when … Continue reading →

Receiving a communication headed with the words “Without Prejudice” can be disconcerting, particularly when parties are trying to resolve a dispute with another party.  The reality is that many people use the term “without prejudice” to imply the threat of … Continue reading →