Human rights legislator and the wife of a former Labour Prime Minister, Cherie Blair, has launched a legal battle against the Government over their bid to increase taxes on buy-to-let investments, arguing that the leading policy breaches the rights of would-be landlords.
Councils tell tenants they should wait for bailiffs before moving out
New findings reveal that an increasing number of private tenants are being instructed by local councils to ignore eviction notices served by landlords, and wait for the bailiffs to turn up before vacating their rented properties.
Stolen art tracking specialists ALR and ARG entangled in ‘bizarre’ legal row
Two rival art recovery companies, the Art Loss Register (ALR) and the Art Recovery Group (ARG), are currently embroiled in a “bizarre” legal dispute, after the long-leading ALR accused ARG of “breaching competition law”.
UK Intellectual Property Office launches five year strategy to boost Britain’s creative sector
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has launched a five year strategy setting out new government plans to boost the British creative industry and the UK’s booming innovations.
High Court rules criminal record checks unlawful
Judges in the High Court ruled last week that mandatory pre-employment criminal record checks are unlawful and arbitrary, as they are incompatible with Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights.