Court of Appeal looks at a contract where the price was not agreed
If you run a small business in the UK, whether you’re selling goods, services, or a mix of both, it’s vitally important to know that every contract you make comes with certain built-in promises called implied terms. You don’t have to write them in your contracts. The law includes them automatically. These terms attempt to help protect both sides and make sure deals are fair. This article explains what these implied terms are, how they work when you’re selling to consumers or businesses, and what a recent court case says about situations where the price wasn’t agreed. Read our blog to find out more.
What You Can Legally Do with Uncollected Goods?
If you run a small business, maybe a repair shop, storage facility, drycleaner, or even just rent out property, you’ve probably had a customer leave something behind and never come back for it. It might be a car, a bicycle, clothes, or tools. Time passes, and you’re left wondering “can I throw it away? can I sell it? Am I stuck with it forever?” The good news is: you are not stuck forever, but you must follow the law. That law includes something called bailment, and a very useful statute called the Torts (Interference with Goods) Act 1977. Read our blog to find out more.
The European Accessibility Act and its impact on UK businesses
As the digital landscape evolves, so too do the legal and ethical expectations placed on businesses operating across borders. The European Accessibility Act (EAA), which came into force on 28 June 2025, is one of the most significant recent developments in relation to accessibility legislation, aiming to improve access to digital products and services for people with disabilities across the European Union. Read our blog to find out more.
Disability discrimination: when are employers under a duty to make workplace adjustments?
The Employment Appeal Tribunal upholds a tribunal’s finding that there was no duty to make reasonable adjustments for a disabled employee where these adjustments had no real prospect of enabling the employee to return to work. Read our blog to find out more.
Employment Rights Bill: implementation roadmap published
The UK government has published its proposed timetable for the implementation of various measures for employers and employees set out in the Employment Rights Bill; which is currently working its way through Parliament. Read our blog to find out more.
Refusal of request to work from home amounts to disability discrimination
An employee receives over £29,000 in compensation at the employment tribunal following her employer’s refusal of her request, due to her health condition, to work from home. Read our blog to find out more.
What is Martyn’s Law?
Businesses holding large scale public events must prepare for the introduction of additional security measures under Martyn’s Law. Read our blog to find out more.
New resources for employers on the FSB Legal and Business Hub:
- Template letter to employee who has failed to provide required notice of resignation.