In January this year, we reported on the Supreme Court’s ruling in a landmark £1.2 billion legal battle over businesses ability to claim business interruption insurance, which decisively removed many…
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The boundary between employee, where you work for someone else, and when you’re a worker, again, working for someone else is not clear in the law. Whereas the self-employed have…
Buying a property, especially your first home, is an exciting period of time for anyone. You may have already visualised where you are going to put the TV, picked out…
The Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, which received royal assent this year, is due to come into force on 6 April 2022. It marks an importance change in UK…
The Claimant sought the disclosure of various electronic communications, including Whatsapp messages, from two individuals they claimed to be important to the case. The individuals (W1 and W2) were not…
This is not as far-fetched nor as trivial as it seems. If veganism is a religion or belief, then it can benefit from protection from discrimination legislation and other measures…
During the pandemic, many firms recognised the benefits of working from home or hybrid models, with employees splitting their hours between the office and the home desk. Many employees have…
Audley Chaucer is proud to represent the world-renowned Taunton Cider Company. The Taunton Cider Company originated in 1805, where a local farmers co-operative had formed to produce cider at Norton…
This was a First Tier Tribunal appeal against late filing penalties on the basis of reasonable excuse. HMRC are moving towards electronic tax filing and this case highlights the difficulties…
No one likes to think of themselves as being a ‘bad employer’ and the thought of an employment tribunal claim can be worrying for a business. So how can you…