Financial Services & Tax

Articles

Music producer wins Marmite battle

A music producer has avoided potentially crippling legal costs after winning a battle over a recording used in TV advertisements for Marmite.

Plan and protect

Whichever government ends up in charge after next year's election, your clients will need to think carefully about their health and pensions plans, says Peter Nellist

Commission launches reforms to insurance disclosure rules

The Law Commission has published a draft Bill to reform the law of disclosure in consumer insurance contracts, putting insurers under a greater duty to ask specific questions rather than rely on consumers to volunteer information.

Court can deprive woman who lied of costs

A woman who lied in court during a car insurance fraud trial cannot recover more than a third of her costs, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Unfinished sympathy

Many buyers have become unable to obtain funding for off-plan purchases that were agreed in better economic times, but there are several options open to purchasers and developers seeking to mitigate the problems this can raise, say Charles Joseph and Tim Polli

Court of Appeal allows sacked workers who sue to claim for "stigma loss"

Dismissed employees who are turned down for jobs because they sued their previous employers can claim for “stigma loss”, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Number of firms in ARP drops below 300

The number of law firms in the assigned risks pool fell to 286 this week, allaying fears that it would reach 500 by the end of the year.

Breaking up the gang

New powers conferred on the police, local authorities and the courts give them too much of a free rein and are overly prohibitive on respondents, says Jeannie Mackie