The development of the Intermediaries Regulations (IR35) and its impact on personal service companies has been a hot topic in recent years.

When considering a professional negligence claim, it is crucial to know whether the defendant has indemnity insurance. Without insurance, judgment may not be satisfied. Yet it is not easy to be sure and even if insurance exists it is difficult to know whether the claim has been notified to the insurer. Without notification, insurance may not pay your judgment.

This was a professional negligence claim brought by the claimant, a national housebuilding company trading as Barratt Homes and David Wilson Homes (“BDW”), against the defendant, a firm of consulting geotechnical and geo-environmental engineers (“IGL”).

It seems that this case has been rumbling through the courts for a very long time; not least, because the subject matter to which it relates has not only been considered by the courts in high profile pensions cases a number of times.

Coming from a family of teachers, I know that teaching is still as much of a vocation as it has ever been.

Rooftop Housing Group’s investment in a technologically innovative, customer-focused IT system proved to be the perfect opportunity to review procurement best practice – before negotiations had even begun.

We are continuing to see increasing numbers of contentious probate enquiries but what are the practical considerations to think about before embarking on this sort of litigation.

On 4 November 2019 the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) (UT) handed down its judgment, dismissing the appeal made by a trustee in bankruptcy, that the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) had jurisdiction to decide whether the bankrupt held a beneficial interest in a jointly owned property.

Even before the Coronavirus outbreak, you may have wondered “Do I need a Will?” or “I’m too young to write a Will”. Although most people writing Wills in the UK are older than 50, you could write a Will from the age of 18.

The Office for National Statistics reported that in 2020 just under half of all babies in England and Wales were born to unmarried parents. By comparison 5.4% of babies’ parents in 1960 were unmarried. This major societal change has meant that there are more unmarried fathers than ever before who are anxious not to miss out on their children’s lives and want to understand what parental rights they have.