The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently published its corporate plan for 2016-2019 which stated the ICO’s goal as being: all organisations which collect and use personal information do so responsibly, securely and fairly. all public authorities are open and transparent, providin...

Normally a director, or indeed a shareholder, will not have any personal liability for any debt of a limited company, but there are exceptions. One exception that I will cover in this blog is where an insolvent company is pursuing (or defending) litigation which is unsuccessful, and the company cann...

Back in December 2015 I posted a blog about the problems which often occur when there is a new development next door to an existing and usually long established venue which generates noise. A bit like people who move next to an airport and then complain about the noise. There have now been some sens...

It has been very quiet for some time now but the Home Office has once more turned its attention to the Licensing Act 2003 and is now pushing through some relatively minor but no less important changes. These include changes to the summary review procedure, including powdered and vaporised alcohol in...

It is quite often the case that trade suppliers will require personal guarantees before they will open a credit account and trade with an organisation. An unsuspecting employee may sign off the contract without realising they have signed a personal guarantee with personal implications for them ...