The prospect of being made redundant can be very disconcerting. However, the law in this area has developed in such a way to ensure that employers considering making their staff redundant do so in a fair and objective way. There are rules governing how employers decide who among their workforce sho......

Operating a business in the UK, or any other part of the world, can be a very challenging experience. Not only must businesses fight with their competitors to keep their place in any given market/ industry, they also need to ensure that they meet all of their obligations to employees and regulators......

Welcome to Unlock the Law's full property guide for tenants & landlords in England & Wales. This guide will explain the main rights and responsibilities that both tenants & landlords should consider before entering into an agreement.  An increasing number of people find the p......

Unlock the Law's property guide for tenants in Scotland helps to explain what's involved inrenting a property and also the responsibilities of you & your landlord.  Having responsibility for a property is something that everyone will have to consider at some point in their lives. However ......

There are few instances where there is any limit placed on the legal rights of people in the UK. However one such instance where a constraint is placed on people’s rights, is where they are imprisoned having committed a crime and been found guilty by a court of law. Unfortunately people are not a......

All of us will at some point join the working world. By extension we will likely expect to be paid for the work that we do. This would ideally be a very simple arrangement. However, matters have become quite complicated with the different schemes that see different people of varying ages enter the ......

Accidents can happen almost anywhere: at home, at work or simply getting from one place to the other. The law reflects this and makes it possible for people to pursue some kind of financial compensation when they are involved in an accident that is not their fault. The rules regarding compensati......

For many of us, passing our driving test is the passport to adulthood. Being in control of a vehicle brings freedom and independence – but it also comes with serious responsibilities. The UK has one of the best road safety records in the world, and despite an ever-growing number of vehicles on ......

The game of rugby involves players tackling, rucking and mauling opponents in a bid to outscore them and win the match. These actions could otherwise incur criminal or civil sanctions if not within the parameters of a sporting contest. If you have suffered an injury during a rugby match which was......