December 6, 2016

Laytons ETL

The End of Holiday Lettings?

December 6, 2016

Laytons ETL

It is currently estimated that around 100,000 British home owners let their properties through Airbnb. However, thanks to a recent decision this may be about to change.

November 24, 2016

Geraint Thomas

Disputes, Real Estate

Court of Appeal decision could undermine the rights of land agents

November 24, 2016

Geraint Thomas

Disputes, Real Estate

The judgment in a recent case, Wells v Devani [2016] EWCA Civ 1106 means that it could now be significantly more difficult for land agents to make a successful claim to be paid for their efforts.

November 24, 2016

Simrun Garcha

Charities, Private Client, Tax

IHT and Charities: A matter of interpretation

November 24, 2016

Simrun Garcha

Charities, Private Client, Tax

The Court of Appeal’s recent decision in P Routier and C A Venables v HMRC [2016] explores the inheritance tax relief exemption on gifts to charities and the conditions that apply in order to claim the relief.

November 22, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, IP & Technology

Comparative Advertising: Avoiding the Pitfalls

November 22, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, IP & Technology

As sales are becoming more and more regular throughout the year amidst fierce market competitions, many businesses are turning to comparative advertising to drive up sales.

November 12, 2016

Richard Harrison

Data Protection

“The file? What’s that?”

November 12, 2016

Richard Harrison

Data Protection

Richard Harrison writes on the implications for solicitors of exclusive electronic storage of information: article published in New Law Journal (LexisNexis) 11 November 2016

October 26, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, IP & Technology

Ofcom issues £4.6m fine for breaches of consumer protection rules

October 26, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, IP & Technology

Today, Ofcom has announced that it will fine Vodafone £4.6m for serious and sustained breaches of consumer protection rules, its largest fine to date for a telecoms operator.

October 5, 2016

Laytons ETL

Data Protection, IP & Technology

ICO issues record £400,000 over cyber attack

October 5, 2016

Laytons ETL

Data Protection, IP & Technology

After conducting their investigation of the cyber attack, the ICO issued TalkTalk a record fine of £400,000 for security failings that allowed the attacker to access customer data “with ease”.

October 3, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, Banking & Finance, Legal Spotlight

Damning Demographics

October 3, 2016

Laytons ETL

Commercial, Banking & Finance, Legal Spotlight

The general assumption is that recessions happen, they’re unpleasant, things are tough for a few years and then the good times come back. But what if that’s not the case?

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