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It is reported today in the Times that tenants are challenging rent increases in greater numbers since the relevant parts of the Renters'...

The Government's revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), published on 17 August 2026, represents the most significant overhaul...

Shein and Temu, two of the biggest names in online fast fashion, have been fighting a copyright dispute in the English courts since 2023....

I was recently interviewed by Chiara Castro of TechRadar for a piece on the growing UK backlash against Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses...

For decades, Ricky Gervais has famously argued that he and long-term partner Jane Fallon didn't need a piece of paper to prove their...

If your business uses software to screen CVs, rank candidates, or shortlist applicants, there is a good chance you are using automated...

China’s new Trade Marks Law takes effect on 1 January 2027. It is the fifth revision of the statute, and the most comprehensive overhaul...

Here's a headline you don't see every day: a wealthy family going to court to pay more tax. That's essentially what happened in the...

The Supreme Court's recent decision in AXA Insurance UK PLC v Commissioners of Inland Revenue [2026] UKSC 24 confirmed that judgments in...

  Here's a date you may have missed amid the summer holidays: 2 August 2026. That's when Article 50 of the EU AI Act took effect. Forget...

At first glance, Homer's Odyssey has little to do with modern litigation. The story follows Odysseus' ten-year journey home from Troy,...

Universities have traditionally been viewed as reluctant litigants. Expensive disputes are rarely good publicity (particularly for...

What is an “event of default”  in a debenture containing a right to appoint administrators; what is the “purpose of administration"; and...

Your sponsor licence access is changing on 4 August 2026. Here is what you need to do now.  If you have received communication from the...

Last month, the Home Office published a draft Code of Practice on Preventing Illegal Working: Right to Work Scheme for Employers (the...

If the answer is "not sure", you are not alone. On 19 June 2026, a quietly significant change to UK data protection law came into force...