Business Law Library & Tracker
Debt Recovery, Guarantees & Security
Unpaid invoices, guarantees, secured credit and enforcement options.
Sources last reviewed 28 July 2026
Main law guides
122
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
60
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
143
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
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Plain-English explainers, not legal advice. Use the linked official source for section-level detail, and get advice for your situation.
Get legal helpMain laws
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
SI 2008/1277
Employment Rights Act 2025
2025 c. 36
Insolvency Act 1986
UKPGA 1986 c 45
Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
UKPGA 1998 c 20
Landlord and Tenant (Covenants) Act 1995
UKPGA 1995 c 30
The Cross-Border Insolvency Regulations 2006
UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument 2006 1030
Cases
Amber Bridging Limited (In Administration) & Anor v Market Financial Solutions Limited
If your business relies on a servicer, manager, agent, broker or group company to collect and apply money, treat the payment mechanics as a core legal risk area....
DSG Retail Limited v The Information Commissioner
If your business can identify a person from information in its systems, you should usually treat that information as needing appropriate protection, even where an...
Pridewell Properties (London) Limited v Spirit Pub Company (Managed) Limited
If you are a landlord relying on redevelopment to oppose a new tenancy, this case shows the court will test the practical detail, not just the headline plan. It is...
Vietjet Aviation Joint Stock Company v FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 Limited
For ordinary businesses, the durable lesson is simple: if your deal is funded by lenders or secured against key assets, do not treat the supplier or original...
Alex Not & Ors v Jaguar Land Rover Limited & Ors
For ordinary businesses, the durable lesson is less about diesel vehicles and more about how product complaints can scale. If many customers say the same product...
Hendy Group Ltd v Daniel Kennedy
If you are making someone redundant, do not treat redeployment as a box-ticking exercise. This case shows that fairness may depend on whether you took reasonable...
Options UK Personal Pensions LLP v Financial Ombudsman Service Limited
If your firm is FCA-regulated, do not assume that execution-only wording or no-advice declarations will protect you from a complaint about losses. This case shows...
Rajinder Kumar & Ors v LSC Finance Limited
If your business lends or borrows against land, do not treat purpose wording as boilerplate. A court will look at the actual intended use of the land and the real...
Tesco Stores Ltd v USDAW
Employers should be careful with promises described as permanent, guaranteed or protected. Cost pressure later may not justify undoing a carefully negotiated...
The Financial Conduct Authority v London Property Investments (UK) Limited (t/a LPI Emergency Property Finance) & Ors
For ordinary businesses, the practical lesson is simple: if you operate in the space between distressed homeowners and lenders, do not assume you are just an...
Credico Marketing Limited & Anor. v Benjamin Gregory Lambert & Anor.
If your agreement contains both an exclusivity clause and a post-termination non-compete, assess them separately. This case shows that a court may uphold the first...
Dwyer (UK Franchising) Limited v Fredbar Limited & Anor.
If you use franchise agreements, do not assume a 12 month restraint is safe just because similar clauses have been upheld elsewhere. The court said each case turns...