A tool and plant hire company has been fined £14,000 (with £8199.74 in costs) by Derby Magistrates’ Court because a worker sustained injuries caused by a defective dumper truck it provided to a farmer in August 2013.
Read moreGovernment’s stance on subletting for private tenants is still no clearer
Following the 2015 Budget announcement, a brief outline was given by the Chancellor for how the Government intends to change legislation regarding private tenants and their ability to sublet.
Read moreGoogle patents system that could see people’s personalities stored in robots
Google has achieved a US patent for a technological system that, in the near future, could potentially have the capacity to download the personality of a celebrity, or a deceased friend or family member, to a robot.
Read moreCleaning is responsible for a rise in deposit disputes between UK landlords and tenants
Letting agents and landlords in the UK are reporting a rise in the number of dirty properties they are being faced with when they conduct an inspection at the tenant check-out stage.
Read moreNew safety regulations will impact on businesses that order construction work
The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations (CDM), which will come into effect on 6th April 2015, will change the way that construction work operates on a domestic and commercial scale across the UK.
Read moreNew UK broccoli variety given a patent after lengthy legal case
A Norfolk-based research centre recently won a legal battle with the European Patent Office in order to obtain a patent for a new variety of broccoli.
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