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All companies should have a culture of prompt payment, says the CBI in its recent submission to the UK Government’s consultation on building a responsible payment culture.

The Government’s draft Consumer Rights Bill has the potential to consolidate, simplify and modernise consumer law, but this depends on resolving issues and inconsistencies in the draft, according to a recent report from Parliament's Business, Innovation and Skills Committee.

Mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution, often offer a better solution to commercial disputes than going to court – so it is good to see that the new International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Rules of Mediation are now in force.

New measures to strengthen the position of consumers and businesses in low-value cross-border disputes have been proposed by the European Commission.

A number of concerns have been raised over the Bankruptcy and Debt Advice (Scotland) Bill, which is currently before the Scottish Parliament.

An English NHS Trust has admitted liability for the death of a mother who was placed in their care after suffering severe post-natal depression, reports the Telegraph.

Discrepancies exist in how damages for bereavement are awarded across the UK, with bereaved people north of the border being treated more fairly than those in England and Wales when claiming damages for their loss, according to a recent poll.

The Scottish Government has published details of responses received to the consultation it ran between February and May of this year entitled 'Making Justice Work: Courts Reform (Scotland) Bill'.

No longer can Landlords keep a tenants deposit. It is now against the law to do so and can be very costly for a Landlord if they fail to do so.

The recession has had an effect to one degree or another on most of our lives but for some it can literally mean the difference between having a home and not!

Following the latest mis-selling scandal to hit the UK financial services sector, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced that it has reached an agreement with Card Protection Plan Limited (CPP) and 13 high street banks and credit card issuers over compensation to customers who were mis-sold CPP’s Card Protection and Identity Protection policies.

The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman has recently published details of its investigation into a complaint against NHS Grampian by a father whose premature baby had died shortly after birth.

As part of its Review of Employment Law, the Government has recently published details of a package of reform measures, including a call for evidence over proposed reforms to the current whistleblowing laws.

It is good to hear that the number of workers killed in Britain fell again last year. According to official statistics published last week by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), 148 workers were fatally injured between April 2012 and March 2013, compared with 172 in the previous year.

The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Directive on how citizens and companies can claim damages when they are victims of infringements of the EU antitrust rules, such as cartels and abuses of a dominant market position.

The Government has launched a consultation, seeking the views of businesses on equal pay audits and the likely impact of proposed laws that will bring in a new requirement to conduct equal pay audits in certain circumstances.

The number of companies that are becoming insolvent has fallen over the past three months, according to two recent reports. This is good news in itself, but may disguise the true picture – that many firms are hanging on by the skin of their teeth, and the good-will of their creditors.

We have recently published two new videos featuring our Managing Director, Billy Smith:-

The largest teachers’ union, the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT), saw a 24% increase in the amount of compensation paid to its members in 2012. The majority of the awards related to employment, equality and personal injury claims.

The Special Administration Regime (SAR), set up in February 2011, was used last week for only the fourth time since its launch, the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has announced. Fyshe Horton Finney Stockbrokers entered the SAR on 20th March 2013.