My nephew was offered and accepted the offer of an apprenticeship in Jan 06. It was to start sometime in March in readiness for the summer term at college. The start date was never confirmed and the company involved have now gone very quiet and are not returning his calls. Does he have a case for breach of contract here? He had already resigned his job in March as he was told he would ‘definitely be starting either the 20th or 27th March’ and is now out of work with no income. Any advice?

Sandra Gowers