The Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) decides on financial services disputes by considering what is fair and reasonable in all the circumstances of the case, rather than based on the letter of the law.

The recent case of (1) Thomson Ecology Ltd and (2) Thomson Unicomarine Limited (“Thomson”) v (1) APEM Ltd (“APEM”) (2) Unicomarine Limited and Mr David Hall (“Mr Hall”) considered whether an employee had breached his duty of fidelity in failing to advise his existing employer of a threat being posed by a competitor and in assisting the competitor to recruit other employees whilst on his notice period.

Many UK residents dream of retiring or moving abroad to a warmer climate in the hope of a better life for themselves and their family.

Our autumn / winter 2023 round up of news includes the usual cocktail of topics from Defra’s consultation on additional support for the farming sector; legislation to deter rural thieves; and an update on SFI agreements.

Our 2025 spring / summer news roundup includes the new rises to NICs, wage and statutory rates; confirmation that a Tenant Farming Commissioner would be appointed; Labour’s ‘new deal’ for farming; Oxbury Bank’s new Transition Loan Facility to help farmers reduce carbon emissions; and the ‘national conversation’ on land use in England included in the Land Use Framework consultation.

Our news roundup touches on a variety of topics including stricter penalties for illegal tree felling, gene editing, taxation of ecosystem services plus a reminder of the increase to the National Minimum and Living Wages which came into force on 6 April.

Generally, it's no defence to the contractor that he could not build what he's agreed to build, where he's agreed to build it, the tender will carry two challenges, the technological challenge, which is yes, I can build this, and the financial challenge, which is, yes, I can build it for the agreed price.

A vendor initiated management buy-out has been completed at an historic manufacturer and installer of swimming pools as the company plans for the future.

Since the 2018 flurry of proprietary estoppel cases, there has been a steady stream of cases which have made the legal press, but it is fair to say, that they have certainly diminished in number.

Charlie Bass, Paralegal in our Employment Law team discusses what exactly a Schedule of Loss is, why it's important and what it entails.