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A man who illegally acted as a company director while bankrupt has been handed a suspended sentence. He had been declared bankrupt in October 2021. However, investigations by the Insolvency Service revealed that he had operated as a director of four...

The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that a man who volunteered as a coastguard with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) was a 'worker' for the purposes of Section 230(3) of the Employment Rights Act 1996 ...

As announced in the Autumn Budget 2025, the van benefit charge and the car and van fuel benefit charges will increase from 6 April 2026, in line with the Consumer Price Index. The van benefit charge applies where an employer provides an employee with a...

The Court of Appeal has allowed a local planning authority's appeal against an award of costs made against it by the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government after it withdrew its support for a planning application. A developer had...

Under Section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 , employers that are proposing to dismiss as redundant 20 or more employees at one establishment within a period of 90 days or less must consult appropriate representatives...

When seeking investment, businesses should ensure that any information a prospective investor might rely on when deciding to invest is accurate. Recently, the Court of Appeal dismissed a company director's appeal against an award of damages to two...

Rule 22 of the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 provides that, where the Upper Tribunal (UT) refuses permission to appeal against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) or gives only limited permission, it must give reasons for its...

The government has announced the new rates of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) and parental leave pay that will apply from 6 April 2026. The rate of SSP will increase from £118.75 per week to £123.25 per week. The rates of Statutory Maternity Pay,...

The Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, which was announced by the government in the King's Speech following the last general election, was introduced to Parliament on 12 November 2025. The Bill will reform and add to the ...

The Upper Tribunal (UT) recently set aside a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) upholding prohibition orders in respect of 15 flats, finding that the FTT had erred in accepting the local authority's calculation of the risk posed by the lack of space...