Case law: compensation for unfair dismissal not affected by supervening illness unrelated to work

Digital Agenda for Europe (2010-2020)

More residential landlords will have to register tenants' deposits from October

Standard terms for licensing of software ruled unfair and unenforceable

Businesses in Europe may be able to protect single letters or numbers as trade marks

Revised European rules for distributing products and services

Case law: 'without prejudice' material not admissible for interpreting settlement agreement

Case law: delay to disciplinary proceedings for criminal investigation can be justified

Case law: requirement for employee to hold degree was not age discrimination

Case law: swapping roles may be 'reasonable adjustment' for disabled worker

Case law: consequences of dismissal for employee may affect fairness

New coalition government sets out five-year plan for businesses

When your children can work

Owners beware liability for contamination seventeen years on

Decision helps landlords recover rent from companies in administration

Charities face new accounts rules

Decision gives guidance on 'use' of trade mark in the UK

Businesses ending contracts can lose money if they make wrong choices

Full vetting and barring scheme guidance issued

Increase in national minimum wage announced

Case law: statutory duty on company director to avoid conflict of interest

Case law: avoiding liability for potentially unlawful comments on a blog

Case law: delivery costs must not be charged to a consumer who withdraws from a distance contract

Case law: disciplinary proceedings can be concluded before holding a grievance appeal

Case law: recovery for injury to feelings in discrimination claims

Supreme Court grants "top-up" financial provision in England following foreign divorce

New Infrastructure Levy on developments

When a landlord may dispose of former tenant's property

Businesses with Community Trade Marks (CTMs) need to review their effectiveness

Court reminds businesses that extra damages can apply for breach of confidentiality agreement

Personal rights don't count when valuing employee's shares on sale

Employers preparing for overhaul of discrimination law

New guidance published on choice of law in European cross-border contracts

Revised CIPD guidance on dismissal

Case law: contract can exist even though not formally concluded by the parties

Case law: bogus job applications cannot give rise to age discrimination claims

Case law: employees on sick leave during holiday entitled to take lost leave at another time

Handling requests for time off to watch the World Cup

Acas publishes final Code of Practice on time off for TU activities

Courts' more sophisticated approach to costs can make decision whether to go to court more complex

Court of Appeal reverses High Court decision that exchange of emails created contract

Limited company charities and directors' conflicts

Trade mark invalidation hearings more costly and more important than before

Employer's change from one non-discriminatory policy to another is fine

New guidance on preventing workplace harassment and violence

Have your say: Codes of Practice and other guidance to support new Equality Act

Case law: employee loses holiday entitlement for failing to give required notice

Case law: employer can change pay conditions for employees without their express consent

Court clarifies when threats by an owner of intellectual property can lead to damages

Another reason for employers not to use the 'young' word

Guidance on employees' right to request time off for training

Case law: periods of impairment can be added together for disability discrimination purposes

Digital Britain

Review of default retirement age

Court of Appeal clarifies spouses' duties of disclosure

'Subject to contract' no longer effective once agreement reached

Court confirms copyright in software belongs to the author of the software, not the client who commissioned it, unless the author expressly transfers

Owner of land need not give details of obvious risks to visitors

Case confirms that damages against employers can include 'stigma loss'

Charity Commission publishes new constitutions for charities

New guide to tax incentives for charitable giving by businesses

New online service launched to help employers dealing with a serial litigant

New contract rules provide confidence for cross-border trade

Case law: individual clauses to be interpreted in the context of the overall document

Case law: dismissal for gross misconduct will be unlawful if employer does not act promptly

Court clarifies how it will treat factors affecting divorce awards

Zero carbon for new non-domestic buildings

Decision gives guidance for businesses who use a bank of workers

When complaints by outsiders can justify dismissal of an employee

Volunteers not protected by disability discrimination law

Test for harassment is strict

Court strikes out whole exclusion clause in contract, not just unreasonable parts

Landlord's explanatory letter to tenant amounts to misrepresentation

Guidance for employers on promoting mental well-being at work

Revised HSE guide for employers on tackling work-related stress

Case law: businesses may be liable for unauthorised use of images by their web agency

Case law: disability rights for 'associative' discrimination confirmed

Case law: use of 'length of service' pay schemes must be justified by employers

Have your say: retaining the default retirement age of 65 for employees

Court clarifies when threats by a patent owner can lead to court

Employers who make a part payment in unfair dismissal claims reduce exposure to uplift

Court orders document to be served as a Tweet

First aid at work scheme changes

Agent loses EU rights for contracting in own name

Guidance on measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions

New guidance on avoiding and resolving workplace disputes

New guidance for employers on flexible working

Case law: worker's status not necessarily determined by written agreement

Age discrimination in services

Joint account can cause inheritance tax problems

Employers attempts to mediate did not make subsequent dismissal unfair

Case law: Disclosure of invention to a person who does not appreciate what they are seeing is not public disclosure

Case law: EAT clarifies when payments are allowances

Employers at greater risk of unfair dismissal claims following business transfers

Updated guidance on employing children

Case law: compensation for loss of earnings following unfair dismissal

Case law: employees on sick leave during annual holiday entitled to take lost holiday at another time

Have your say: government strategy for ageing society, including changing 'default' retirement age

New personal data guardianship code published

Case law: non-disclosure of mental condition on pre-employment medical questionnaire was acceptable

Court upholds informal understanding between shareholders

Investigation may still be necessary even when employee admits gross misconduct

Whiter Shade of Pale case highlights need to clarify copyright rights

Have your say: detailed proposals now published for Community Infrastructure Levy for new developments

Round-up of new rules in force from 1 October 2009

Case law: emailed refusal to carry out contractual obligation can terminate contract

Case law: direct racial discrimination by employer cannot be justified

New vetting system for organisations working with children and vulnerable adults

Pre-nuptial agreement given 'decisive weight' by UK court in international divorce

Ex-spouse's claim for further lump sum on business sale fails

Circumstances in which court will order mother to be electronically tagged

Ticket competition where the winner gets a house may be illegal

Health and Safety Executive warns against poster scam

Tribunal gives guidance on when employee is entitled to compensatory award in unfair dismissal

Court of appeal clarifies when ex-employees can bring victimisation claims against former employers

New guide on employees' rights when their employer sells the business

Appeal court case gives landlords guidance on departing tenants' liabilities

Limited companies prepare for new rules on disclosure of directors' residential addresses

New case gives disabled employees fresh rights in unfair dismissal cases

Tenants who breach 'keep open' clauses in their lease can be liable for repairs years later

European Court of Justice clarifies what 'bad faith' means in trade mark disputes

Data protection fee to rocket for large organisations

'Sub-contractor' in unfair dismissal claim is an employee after all

Employee with illness that can vary held disabled for purposes of discrimination law

Male employees can 'piggyback' on female workers' equal pay claims

Review of substantive merger guidelines

Law Society warns: credit crunch means wills need reviewing

New Code of Practice on privacy notices

Guidance on the roles and responsibilities of non-executive directors

Have your say: new medical 'fit note' to replace current 'sick note'

Courts must always check whether contracts are unfair

Disciplinary procedures and redundancies

When a consultant or employee can use 'your' information for another client

An assignment of copyright can contain clause that lets you get it back on breach

Directors representing someone else must still put company first

Court clarifies when a UK patent can be revoked for being 'obvious'

Case law equal pay claim does not need to identify individual comparator

Case law substantial compensation for unfair dismissal of older worker

When using 'without prejudice' keeps correspondence confidential

Case law: guidance on 'normal day-to-day activities' for disability discrimination

Case law: equal pay compensation payable in respect of successive contracts

Case law: guidance on 'last straw' in constructive dismissal claims

Case law: overpayments to subcontractor may not be recoverable

Case law: dismissal for promoting religious beliefs is not religious discrimination

EHRC guidance on managing the downturn and preparing for recovery

HSE launches new website to help with stress at work

New guidance on managing your workforce in a recession

Case law: compensation paid to employees whose patented invention was 'of outstanding benefit'

Case law: policy of not accepting applications from non-EEA nationals is racial discrimination

HMRC's new 'compliance checks' regime

Nightshift working and breast cancer

Businesses rethink trade marks strategy as European fees look set to drop

Companies that withhold all contractual payments in a dispute face punitive interest

NICE issues guidance on managing long-term sickness and incapacity

Employer's age limit fails age discrimination test for lack of evidence

Records vital to recover damages for management time spent on disputes

Businesses should follow new rules in disputes or face penalties in court

Director's inactivity can be a breach of their duties to their company

Similar but independently designed elements of design do not infringe design rights

Disabled customer wins highest ever disability discrimination claim of its type against bank

Landlords and creditors of companies in administration beware pre-pack arrangements

Court confirms decision making it harder for employees to bring disability claims

Employer relying on disability discrimination exemption must fulfil all criteria

Carrying on can waive breach of contract even if contract says not

Information Commissioners Office publishes guide to help businesses identity personal data

Court rules discretionary employee benefits may not be discretionary at all

A new code for the protection of empty buildings

Court gives guidance on unfairly prejudicial behaviour by company directors

Landlords must make provision in lease to make intrusive inspection for contamination

EU Directive on Consumer Rights

Equality Act 2010

Increase in national minimum wage

Review of EU Working Time Directive

Tax Law Rewrite

UK Consumer Law Review

Protecting disabled people from indirect discrimination

Penalties for copyright infringement

Community Infrastructure Levy

Modernisation and consolidation of trade mark rules

Fast-track applications for patents

VAT on insurance and outsourcing services

Improving Payment Practices in the Construction Industry

Energy performance certificates

Protection of vulnerable agency workers