The Consumer Rights Act comes fully into effect today (1 October 2015). The legislation introduces new consumer rights and remedies when purchasing digital content

Renting farm land: Tenants of agricultural and rural land will almost always be obliged to pay a rent to their landlord for their occupation of the land. The obligation to pay rent will form one of the tenant’s overhead costs.

Labour’s new White Paper, 'Restoring control over the immigration system', delivers on its manifesto pledge to tighten immigration rules amid rising public concern and Reform UK’s growing popularity. Despite decades of tough talk from successive Prime Ministers, net migration has continued to rise. The paper uses unusually strong language for a Labour PM and signals stricter, more costly processes for businesses relying on migrant workers. While the system isn’t being overhauled, the changes aim to reassure voters and blunt the appeal of rival parties.

Kevin Hall and Priyam Sharma discuss the Upper Tribunal’s decision in CRC v Sonder and what the future holds for the tour operator margin scheme.

There are a number of tasks - whether regulatory compliance or best practice - which should be completed when running a small limited company. This step-by-step guide works through those tasks.

Matthew Davies, Partner and Head of Business Immigration at Wright Hassall, rounds up what is being promised – and what might be delivered.

Family law has undergone a quiet revolution over the last few years with the introduction of the single family court, the introduction of compulsory mediation, and the withdrawal of legal aid for the majority of cases.

In Duffy v Mederco (Cardiff) Ltd 2021 EWHC 386 Ch the court had to consider for the first time the issue as to the date that insolvency proceedings were deemed to be opened in circumstances where it was asked to make a retrospective administration order after the end of the EU-UK transition period backdated to a date prior to the end of the transition period.

Ensure your residential development scheme is sale ready. From contracts to planning documents, find out what to include in your contract pack.

Privilege can entitle a party involved in court proceedings to withhold a document from their opponent or to deny access to regulators and enforcement agencies.