The National Health Service (“NHS”) featured heavily in discussions during the run up to the European Union (“EU”) Referendum and still features in the aftermath of the vote to leave the EU.

Business property relief (BPR) is a relief from inheritance tax (IHT) at either 50% or 100% on trading business interests or assets owned by the person claiming the relief. This relief applies to business property either transferred during a person’s lifetime, or on their death, providing they have owned them for the preceding two years.

AstraZeneca UK Limited v Albemarle International Corporation and Albemarle Corporation and the impact on the ruling in ‘Net TV’

Holland & Barrett has firmly established its place as the UK’s leading retailer of vitamins, minerals and herbal supplements.

On 1 April 2013, significant changes to the rules governing civil litigation were introduced. These changes are known as the Jackson reforms and their purpose is to make the costs of civil litigation more proportionate to the issues in dispute.

Claims for breach of contract must be made within 6 years of the breach. A claim form must be served within four months of issue.

All three topics are connected and this article is intended to draw the strands together and provide an overview of the current litigation landscape and how it may affect our clients who become involved in litigation.

A recent Supreme Court case has considered if a landlord’s motive, namely to remove a tenant in occupation, is relevant in determining whether or not to order a new tenancy.

You have won an adjudication. You have been to court and enforced the decision and have a court order. So can you issue a winding-up petition rather than sending in the bailiffs?

It would not be unreasonable to suggest that planning for (often) wildly unexpected events may not be at the forefront of either party’s agenda during initial contract negotiations.