Today, the Government has announced some concrete detail – and a demanding timetable of just three weeks – for its expected tightening of skills and salary criteria for sponsored migrant workers. Matthew Davies looks at what is coming, and where employers should focus next.

Wednesday 25 July 2018, the Supreme Court dismissed Tini Owens’ appeal in Owens v Owens, one of the most significant divorce cases to be heard in recent years.

The Home Office has made several important changes to the Sponsor Guidance in its new 01/25 versions, heralded by a ministerial statement in December.

Hybrid working has now become a common approach, particularly in office-based environments. But what is hybrid working, and how should employers go about implementing it?

The advantages of mediation are excellent, especially when considered against the alternative which in most cases may be a tribunal claim and offers substantial benefits to a business.

A court of appeal case centred around VAT on property could act as a beacon of light to businesses providing accommodation that does not fall under a tenancy agreement, according to a leading law firm.

It is often argued by contractors with a design responsibility that where they have complied with a prescribed specification set out in their contract, such that their design meets that specification.

The government is convinced that English devolution will help to resolve one of the main sources of tension between central and local government, namely Labour’s undertaking to deliver 1.5m new homes by the end of its term, a key component of its growth agenda. But will this this ‘devolution revolution’ deliver?

In legal terms, overage is a contractual arrangement that forms part of the overall consideration for the sale of land. It is payable post completion of a sale, and does not constitute an interest in land.

Many contested wills feature valuable Estates, which include farms and / or land, and the combination of a high value Estate, and grounds to contest a will, is often sufficient to launch a claim. Add to the mix a will containing different terms to those anticipated and a proprietary estoppel claim from a disappointed beneficiary may well result.