The Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 (AHA 1986) applies to all agricultural tenancies created before 1 September 1995. For more information, see: Agricultural holdings (formerly 'Agricultural Holdings Act tenancies')—overview. AHA 1986, s 25(1) provides that 'A notice to quit an agricultural holding or part of an agricultural holding shall (notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in the contract of tenancy of the holding) be invalid if it purports to terminate the tenancy before the expiry of twelve months from the end of the then current year of tenancy'. However, AHA 1986, s 25(2) provides that AHA 1986, s 25(1) will

Substantial performance It is the duty of the purchaser of UK land to notify HMRC about notifiable land transactions within 30 days after the effective date of the land transaction in question. The effective date is either the date of completion or, if earlier, the date of substantial performance (section 44 of the Finance Act 2003 (FA 2003)). A contract is substantially performed when: • the purchaser (or a person connected with the purchaser) takes possession of the whole, or substantially the whole, of the subject matter

It is assumed that the offers to which the question refers have been made in the course of civil litigation between two parties based within the jurisdiction and that the underlying dispute is governed by the law of England and Wales.  In Contract Law, where the response to an offer is a counter-offer, that counter-offer will generally be deemed to be a rejection of the original offer. Whether a communication constitutes a counter-offer or some other communication, such as a request for information/clarification which would not constitute a rejection is, however, a matter for the proper construction

All employees, with certain exceptions, are entitled to receive statutory sick pay (SSP) from their employers, under the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (SSCBA 1992). For information about sick pay, generally, see Practice Note: Sick pay. Statutory sick pay (SSP) qualifying conditions The essential qualifying conditions for SSP to be paid in respect of a particular day of sickness absence are: • the individual must be an employee as defined and not fall within one of the excluded categories • they must be too ill to undertake any work under their contract of employment on any day for which they claim SSP, or deemed to be so • the day in question must

To begin with, the terms of any relevant contract will dictate the remedies available to the tenant. Leases commonly provide that, where the interim (or advance) charges paid by a tenant exceed the annual sum due (ie once the final annual figure has been calculated), the excess due to the tenant shall be either: (i) reimbursed to the tenant; or, (ii) applied by the landlord as a credit towards the tenant’s service charge liabilities in the following year. The language of the lease which deals with

The Equality Act 2010 (EqA 2010) contains provisions designed to achieve equality between men and women in pay and other terms of employment where the work of an employee and their comparator—a person of the opposite sex—is equal. It does so by providing for a sex equality clause to be read into the employee’s contract of employment. This is designed to ensure parity of terms between the employee and his or her comparator. A similar provision—referred to as a sex equality

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: the Court of Appeal decision in Winros Partnership v Global Energy Horizons Corporation which considered recovery of solicitors' fees under conditional fee agreements where termination of the agreement occurred before the contractual entitlement to payment arose, the decision in Socar Trading SA v City Trade and Investment SA which considered the interpretation of minimum quantity obligations in a sales contract during trial delivery periods, and news that the Equality and Human Rights Commission's draft updated code of practice for services, public functions and associations has been laid before Parliament.

Dispute Resolution analysis: The First Chamber of the European Court of Justice has ruled that a person who contracts with a foreign exchange brokerage to use its online trading platform should be regarded as a ‘consumer’ for the purposes of the jurisdiction provisions of Regulation (EU) 1215/2012, Brussels I (recast), if the person is not using the platform for professional activity. Such users would therefore be entitled to sue the brokerage which operates the platform in their home courts, irrespective of the provisions of the underlying contract. Written by David Juckles, barrister, at Hailsham Chambers.

Employment analysis: Where a litigant in person asserts that they have been subject to detrimental treatment, and resigned as a result, consideration should be given to whether constructive dismissal is being asserted, to avoid falling into the ‘constructive dismissal trap’. Whether or not there has been a constructive dismissal can be relevant not only to dismissal claims but also to contractual claims before the employment tribunal, for example if there has been a constructive dismissal the employer will not be able to rely on a post-termination clause in the employment contract to recoup recruitment fees, according to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT).

Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has published Offshore Wind Insight 2026, a report assessing opportunities and challenges across the global and UK offshore wind market. The report outlines ongoing market consolidation, a high level of unsuccessful auctions internationally and continued cost pressures driven by inflation and the cost of capital. Despite these challenges, the report notes that the UK is expected to reach around 18.8 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by the end of 2026, with capacity additions linked to projects awarded contracts through the Contract for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), which allocated 8.4 GW.

This week's edition of Commercial weekly highlights includes: commentary on the decision in CE Energy v Bashar which considers a seller’s ability to claim in debt for the price of unpaid goods notwithstanding a retention of title provision in the contract, news that the Advertising Standards Authority has published a blog post discussing how it has addressed 'Dark Patterns' in past rulings under the CAP Code, and news that the Food Standards Agency has published updated industry guidance requiring food businesses to provide written allergen information for non-prepacked foods.

The National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) has published summary data on Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Private Finance 2 (PF2) projects as at 31 March 2025. It reports that there were 654 operational projects with a combined original capital value of £49.6 billion. The Department for Education and the Department of Health and Social Care accounted for 309 projects, representing 47% of the total portfolio. The summary also outlines future unitary charge payments, noting that £10.7 billion was paid in the 2024–25 financial year and indicates that the number of contract expiries is expected to increase until 2036.