In a landmark decision, the Court of Appeal has quashed the Government’s decision to close down the £359 million Independent Living Fund which provides vital support to thousands of severely disabled people with the aim of combatting their social exclusion. In ruling that
Under Section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA), employers have a duty to consult with appropriate representatives of employees concerning forthcoming redundancies if 20 or more employees are to be dismissed ‘at one establishment’ within a 90 day
In what a judge acknowledged to be a classic illustration of the maxim ‘never go into business with either family or friends’, former close associates who fell out bitterly over the profits from a property development ended up fighting out their ‘sorry saga’ in
In resolving a building dispute, the High Court has emphasised that Parliament has laid down a ‘relatively summary process’ for resolving contractual issues in such cases and that, in deciding the ambit of an adjudicator’s jurisdiction, the parties ‘should not have to engage in
Provisional statistics for the year April 2012 to March 2013, published by the Health and Safety Executive, show an 11 per cent drop in major injuries compared with 2011/2012 The report shows that in Britain between April 2012 and March 2013: • 19,707
In the context of a financially disastrous hotel development, two companies involved in the project have failed to convince the High Court that a bank which held a floating charge over their assets had no right to unilaterally appoint administrators in its attempt to
The tax authorities have suffered a stinging defeat in a highly unusual case which involved in depth analysis of the business relationship between a phenomenally successful racing tipster and the punters who placed bets on his behalf. The tipster enjoyed such a reputation
In tackling the fall-out from a commercially disastrous project to build a world-class pleasure gardens in east London in time for the 2012 Olympics, the High Court has dismissed a building company’s claims that it is entitled to have its unpaid bills covered by
In giving important guidance on the vexed issue of so-called ‘squatters’ rights’, the Court of Appeal has ruled that residents who made their homes in a London street after it was scheduled for demolition had remained there with the consent of the local authority
The truism that honesty is its own reward will come as little comfort to a scrupulous builder who will go without a penny after handing in to police nearly £18,000 that he found stashed in a fire-damaged flat that he was renovating. The
