The top medical-based charities in Britain benefited from £315 million of legacies due to people leaving money in their wills in 2007-08, new research has found.

A recent change in the law should eventually make it impossible for landlords to rent out a home that has poor energy efficiency levels, it has been argued.

Half of all firms in the UK are considering making staff redundant, new research has indicated.

A tribunal is to decide on an appeal against a suspension from office of four London-based trade union officials on the grounds of race discrimination.

A spokesperson for a national mental health charity has welcomed a Court of Appeal ruling that grants equal rights to those suffering from mental illnesses.

A spokesman for the National Landlords Association (NLA) has voiced his organisation's support for proposed changes to residential property law that would give more rights to tenants facing eviction as a result of their home being repossessed.

A number of small businesses are afraid to sack workers during the recession because they fear the potential redundancy law implications, new research has suggested.

Those carrying out inheritance tax (IHT) planning during the will drafting process should be careful when taking advantage of gifting, it has been suggested.

Plans to change residential property law so that tenants have greater legal protection should their apartments be repossessed have been welcomed by one industry expert.

A Conservative Party politician is attempting to introduce a new bill that would give further clarification on the law in relation to assisted suicide.