This case concerned a qualified teacher who was charged with the rape of a 17 year old girl whilst working as a taxi driver in 2009. He...

Employers have an obligation to provide a 'reasonable' temperature in the workplace  under the Workplace (Health, safety and...

The UK government has given its clearest indication yet that it will unilaterally convert existing existing EU trade mark and design...

Robert Bruce summarises the recent changes to the National Planning Policy Framework. Please click on the following link to view his...

On the 20th July 2018, Parliament published a Statement of Changes to the Immigration Rules. The changes include a new Appendix EU which...

It is not surprising to hear that the agricultural sector is suffering with staffing issues. Earlier this month official figures were...

The article below shows that between 2007 and 2017, black male graduates earned £7,000 less per year than their white counterparts. 

The LCIA is terminating its joint venture with the Government in Mauritius (the LCIA-MIAC Arbitration Centre), which will cease...

A survey earlier this year revealed that 42% of executives believed cost cutting was driving a rise in product recalls – with the drive...

Some relief for employers from the clarification that workers who sleep overnight in or near the workplace will only be entitled to have...

The electronic bill came in on 6 April this year - and for a lot of law firms (Freeths included), that signalled the start of a new time...

The White Paper, published today, sets out the government's plans for a 'principled and practical Brexit'.  The paper describes...

In the recent case of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited v Stephen Williams and Robin Waistell the Court of Appeal ruled that the...

In a change to the Immigration Rules, announced today, Sajid Javid will include strike action in the list of exemptions to unauthorised...

Another Wednesday, another round of Decisions from the Advertising Standards Authority Council. Among today's rulings was this one (link...

"I started to think we could do this, then we showed our lawyer and she just smiled. When the lawyer smiles you know it’s OK."  KFC...

The legal reform charity, the Centre for Justice Innovation, has suggested that the MOJ should commit to trialling online legal advice...

The GDPR continue to affect the way that litigation is run.

From 1 July 2018, the Court of Justice will replace the name of natural...

Knowing me, knowing you... we are all excited about the fact that football may be coming home, with the measure of that excitement being...

The care and health sector has struggled with acquiring and retaining staff. Reports today state that there are 6000 GP vacancies at...

Yesterday the EU Parliament voted to reject the new Copyright Directive, forcing a full debate on the legislation in September. 

The...

CVA's are on the rise in the restaurant sector with not only Carluccios taking this route but also Prezzo and Byron too. CVA's also pose...

The deadline for large private and voluntary sector employers to publish their gender pay gap figures was 4 April 2018 and those affected...

In Wimbledon 2008, Roger Federer fearlessly fashioned the cashmere cardigan (see 6 of 18), a creation of his sponsor Nike, who in the...

Tomorrow (5th July) the EU Parliament will vote on a contentious new Copyright Directive. The proposed law contains provisions which are...

It's not exactly shock news that the UK is staring headlong into an ever increasing social care funding crisis. Talk of government...

Last week the UKIPO published a report on the implementation of the 2015 EU Trade Marks Directive. The report, which follows a public...

This ongoing social media spat between Tesla's Elon Musk and an uncredited artist is just the latest example of parties using publicity...