A developer who reluctantly signed bank guarantees to secure his company’s debts at the height of the property boom is facing liabilities in excess of £1.7 million after failing to convince the High Court that he was subjected to economic duress. The businessman had signed
British Telecommunications plc (BT) has succeeded in wresting control of nine ‘confusing’ Internet domain names from a businessman who registered them within days of the company’s launch of its ‘BT Sport’ service amidst a blaze of publicity. The web addresses all incorporated the composite word
The owners of a container ship which broke from its moorings in high winds and rammed a quayside crane were hit with a Euros 1.5 million bill after the High Court ruled that the accident was caused by the negligence of the ship’s master. The
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has issued revised guidance for employers on how to handle transfers to which the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) apply. This takes into account changes to the legislation introduced by the Collective Redundancies and
In a case which underlined that even striking similarities in the name and packaging of products may not be enough to establish passing off, Aldi Stores Limited defeated a claim brought by the manufacturers of a market leading hair oil who fiercely objected to a
A unique challenge by a local Police and Crime Commissioner to planning consent granted for construction of 4,250 homes as part of a ‘new town’ near Leicester – on grounds that not enough account had been taken of the increased burden on police services – has
With the football World Cup ready to kick off shortly (The first match, Brazil v Croatia is on Thursday 12 June at 9pm UK time and England’s first match, against Italy, is scheduled for 11pm on Saturday 14 June), employers who have not already done
In cases of unfair dismissal, if the Employment Tribunal (ET) accepts that the employee’s dismissal took place for one of the potentially fair reasons for dismissal and a fair procedure was followed, the test becomes whether or not the employer’s decision to dismiss falls within
In a ruling which powerfully confirmed the extra-territorial reach of the English courts, the Court of Appeal opened the way for civil contempt proceedings to be brought against the managing director of two overseas companies (the companies) although he was both a foreign national and
In a case which shone a rare spotlight on the judicial appointments process, a lawyer who was denied promotion to the full-time bench after he clocked up seven penalty points on his driving licence has failed in a High Court challenge to the decision. There
