Latest News

In certain circumstances, a person who has unlawfully killed another is precluded from benefiting as a consequence of their death, a rule known as the forfeiture rule and defined in Section 1(1) of the Forfeiture Act 1982 . However, Section 2 of the Act...

In a case concerning the employment status of part-time football referees , the Supreme Court recently concluded that the relationship between them and the company that provided their services demonstrated both sufficient mutuality of obligation and...

The Employment Rights Bill currently before Parliament will make it automatically unfair to dismiss an employee for refusing to agree to a variation of their contract. Recently, the Supreme Court considered this issue in a case involving a supermarket that...

When considering an application for the return of a child who has been removed from a country without a parent's consent, the courts' paramount concern will always be the best interests of the child. Recently, the High Court ruled that a young boy whose...

The High Court has rejected an application by a local planning authority (LPA) for permission for statutory review of a planning decision under Section 288 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 . A developer applied for permission in principle (PiP)...