Insurance reform: redress when insurers pay late
Late payment of claims provisions of the Enterprise Act 2016 are now in force. Policyholders can now seek compensation from insurers failing to pay claims within a reasonable period of time.
24 May 2017
Flood defence consents
On 6 April 2016, flood defence consents go live under the broader Environmental Permitting regime.
05 April 2016
COP26 and its impact on rural land
COP26 is happening in the UK in November 2020. This matters for the agricultural sector
19 February 2020
Arbitrators’ mistakes – do major consequences matter?
Mistakes can happen in arbitration awards and the Arbitration Act 1996 contains a mechanism to correct accidental slips or omissions
20 November 2020
Expert witnesses: the ALT bares its teeth, and bites
Tribunal attacks independence of expert witness and imposes severe costs penalty
27 May 2020
Food fraud: how will Brexit affect fraud in the food supply chain?
The rules around food safety and labelling requirements are clear and robust. Problems arise, however, on both an EU and a UK scale when it comes to dealing with fraud in the food supply chain.
09 November 2017
Food law is for farmers too
What is the relevance of food law to farmers and landowners, whose main preoccupation now is watching the development of a new UK Agriculture Policy?
22 December 2017
Important landowner success in Rees v Earl of Plymouth
Landlords’ rights of entry should be interpreted sensibly and in context - a significant decision supporting landlords’ rights of access on tenanted land
01 July 2020
Early encouragement for FCA intervention
The Court of Appeal decision in R (on the application of Christopher Willford) v FSA [2012]EWHC 1417 (Admin) provides early encouragement to the FSA’s successor, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
17 June 2013
When is a farmhouse not a farmhouse?
Reassurance for farmers concerned that Inheritance Tax relief might not be available due to low level farming activities in the years prior to their deaths
17 January 2020
Duty to report on Payment Practices due in April 2017
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy suggest that the duty for large companies to publish reports on payment practices is now due April 2017.
19 August 2016
Duty to collectively consult in redundancy situations
The Woolworths case: Advocate General's opinion issued about the extent of the employer's obligation to collectively consult in redundancy situations.
05 February 2015