A recent study, led by researchers at the University of Houston, has revealed the unintended consequences that have arisen following the...

East Devon District Council has issued a revised CIL (draft) charging schedule for consultation. 

The current rates were adopted by...

A Home Office radio advert has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for misleading EU citizens as to what they need to do...

It was interesting to see this headline and comment in the Law Society Gazette and a shame that matters seem to be descending into a...

In a landmark ruling (Liam David Robertson v Persons Unknown) the Commerical Court in London has granted Liam Robertson, the CEO of...

An update here from North Somerset Council about its plans for the long awaited Portishead to Bristol rail link.....

The timescales reported on Parliament's website certainly do not reflect those which we, or our counterparts across the industry, are...

Following her dismissal, after was allegedly dismissed for taking time off work after her dog was put down, an employee in Scotland has...

Bowland Foods Limited appealed their sentence imposed for breaching food safety regulations. They had been convicted in May for failing...

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICEAW) has published some worrying statistics demonstrating that the value...

As the date approaches for the UK to exit the European Union, and with the prospects of a "deal" subject to widespread debate, it is left...

The Government has launched a call for evidence aimed to unify the often competing aims of enhancing the environment and producing...

The SoftBank group plans to lend up to $20bn to allow employees to invest in its new technology fund, Vision II. It has been reported...

ADBA, the UK trade association for anaerobic digestion and bioresources is running an event to look at the whole process of clamp...

It is still rare to hear local communities calling for the use of compulsory purchase powers, even for regeneration schemes. There are...

The UK Fisheries Administration (UKFA) is reminding those fishermen with vessels over 12 metres in length to register with the...

Kudos to Hinckley for taking its investment in the mental wellbeing of its personnel seriously. There has been much reported in the press...

Great news that by September single use plastics will be a thing of history books for the shelves at another major retailer. Combined...

Solar roof panels have been coming for a while. It would be great to see this take off in the US as we don't currently have the same tax...

Marcus Ball's struggle to bring a private prosecution against Prime Minister Boris Johnson for misconduct in a public office has hit...

The Serious Fraud Office (“SFO”) has published its guidance on Corporate Co-operation setting out in detail what actions would be seen as...

Location. Geography. Identify. Technology. Problem. Solved.

We've all at some point methodically typed a post code into a satellite...

The story shared in the attached article is unfortunately an all too common scenario that we encounter.

The conversation between solicitor...

An interesting case in which the commorientes rule (a rule which provides that in circumstances where a couple die and it is impossible...

There is a broad potential application for data based technologies in agriculture. The provision and analysis of information as simple as...

One Lincolnshire business has started the UK's first warm water king prawn farm - helping to supply the British market with an ethical...

Ashfords has previously covered the challenges faced by the retail sector (here:

The risks associated with authorised push payment ("APP") fraud have been exposed in a report by Which? that suggests that 12 out of 27...

The UK FCA published an article titled "Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Boardroom" which reflects on the increasing requirement for...

A construction company, Clancy Docwra Limited acting as principal contractor, and one of their employees, Daniel Walsh, have been...

When a deputy or attorney makes gifts on behalf of a mentally incapable person these should be in accordance with the limited power to do...

Blockchain, a technology which stores information digitally in secure, unamendable "blocks", has the potential to be utilised in ways...

Following landlords rejecting a proposed CVA the baked potato chain becomes the latest casualty of the high street having closed all...

An AI system has been programmed to generate ideas.  Therefore, by extension, intellectual property has been generated by that AI....

It is being reported that the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast is due to go into administration later, after the government ruled...

The fast-food sector is undergoing a massive period of disruption. The sector is under pressure from both its investors who are calling...

On 1 August 2019 the MAIB released its report into the grounding of the Kuzma Minin in Falmouth Bay. Although the ship was successfully...

Our Sarah Mansbridge has provided her comments on the proposals made in the UK Office of Tax Simplification's second report focusing on...

Recent research from VC firm, White Star Capital shows a record high investment in UK tech companies in Q1 2019. $4.9bn has been invested...

Yes - even if there is no deal, I'll be able to continue to file and obtain patents granted by the European Patent Office. 

The word...