In a case of ferocious rivalry between developers, the High Court has rejected claims that a full environmental impact assessment was necessary before plans for 150 new homes on the outskirts of Leicester could be approved by the local authority. More than 300 hectares of
In a decision which clarified the position of third parties to commercial contracts, the High Court has blocked proposals to adjudicate a £4 million dispute concerning alleged flaws in the chilled water cooling system serving a new bank data hall. Barclays plc had engaged consulting
A publishing company employee who was sacked for whistleblowing has won more than £18,000 in damages after the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) rejected arguments that her own blameworthiness was such that her dismissal was inevitable. The woman had complained that she and other members of
A law firm which was targeted by a dissatisfied former client – who embarked on an Internet campaign of vilification which threatened to gravely damage its reputation – has been granted an anti-harassment injunction against him. The man felt that the firm had let him
Football fans puzzling over where to put their cross in ‘spot the ball’ competitions may be surprised by a tribunal’s ruling that they are neither playing a game, nor taking a chance, and that the fees they pay for taking part are thus subject to
Under the Equality Act 2010, it is unlawful for an employer to discriminate between men and women in terms of their pay and conditions where they are in the same employment and are doing the same or similar work, work rated as equivalent or work
Employers are reminded that the following changes to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates came into effect today, 1 October 2014: the adult NMW rate increases from £6.31 to £6.50 per hour; the NMW rate for workers aged 18 to 20 increases from £5.03
A leading state secondary school which was incensed when a similarly-titled private adult education college opened just 500 metres away has failed in a High Court bid to force the latter to change its name and abandon its trade marks. Heavily over-subscribed Cranford Community College
A disgruntled employment agency which launched High Court proceedings after its biggest client dropped it and moved its custom elsewhere has won only modest damages after its accusations of fraudulent misrepresentation were rejected. The agency, which specialised in providing temporary workers, had started life as
