The Conservatives have announced a plan to raise the statutory retirement age from 65 to 66 at the party's annual conference in Manchester.

An insolvency firm has predicted a bleak Christmas season for retailers, something that could lead to insolvency problems for many.

The charges and practices of a major high street bank have come under fire after an investigation.

Doctors did not intervene in the case of a young woman who had taken an overdose because she had written a 'living will' asking that no action be taken to save her life, it has been revealed.

The number of claims being taken to employment tribunals has risen, new figures have revealed.

A new law on repossession has come into effect today.

New rules come into place today forbidding employers in drinking and catering establishments to use tips to subsidise the minimum wage.

Redundancies are continuing to take place in the media sector with news that the Daily Mail is axing four sub-editors from its sports department.

There should be more legal protection for the public under sale and rentback schemes, it has been argued.

People can change their wills and how they place their money in order to avoid big inheritance tax (IHT) bills being placed on their estates after they die, it has been pointed out.