Josiah Hincks Solicitors, Author at Josiah Hincks Solicitors

Advertisements for Muscle Stimulating Device Misleading, High Court Rules

5 years ago in

General, Business News

Public complaints that advertising campaigns are misleading do not go unheeded. A High Court case on point concerned a medical device which was said to achieve numerous therapeutic benefits by electrical stimulation of muscles. After the device was advertised in two national newspapers, a consumer

High Court Takes Firm Action Following Travellers’ Bank Holiday Incursion

5 years ago in

agriculture

Travellers have particular needs in a society that does not always welcome them, but they can expect firm punishment if they defy planning control. In one case, the High Court came down hard on travellers who created an unlawful encampment on Good Friday, in the

Removal of Ship Inspector’s Accreditation ‘Deeply Flawed’, Court Rules

5 years ago in

contract

Many professionals depend for their livelihood on accreditation by industry bodies – but is the relationship between them a contractual one? The High Court addressed that burning issue in awarding substantial damages to a shipping inspector whose accreditation was removed following an unfair disciplinary process.

Open Plan Offices Don’t Suit Everyone – Autistic Worker Wins Damages

5 years ago in

Employment Law for Employers

Open plan office spaces are preferred by many and make good business sense – but they do not suit everyone. An employer found that out to its cost after being ordered to pay substantial damages to an autistic worker who felt overwhelmed by his flexible working

Unfairly Excluded from a Market? This Is How To Level the Playing Field

5 years ago in

General, Health and Safety, Business News

Free competition is the hallmark of any successful economy and, if you feel that you are being unfairly excluded from a market, specialist lawyers will help you to level the playing field. Exactly that happened in a case concerning the railway industry. A company which

High Court Aids Video Games Company to Fight Software Piracy Scourge

5 years ago in

Intellectual Property, IT, Internet and Media

The internet is fertile ground for software piracy, but perpetrators are not above the law and, with the right legal advice, effective steps can be taken to counteract the problem. In one case, the High Court came to the aid of a video games company

Charity Authorised to Act as Vulnerable Man’s Deputy in Legal First

5 years ago in

Family and Matrimonial, Private Client Tax and Trusts

There are few more crucial roles played by judges than to protect vulnerable people from exploitation by those charged with managing their finances. In a novel case on point, the Court of Protection left no stone unturned in authorising a charity to step into a

High Court Steps in after Wrong Candidate Declared Election Winner

5 years ago in

General

The fairness of elections is a sacred tenet of British democracy and, where mistakes are made, only judges can put them right. A case on point concerned a town council election in which thousands more votes were counted than cast and one of the candidates

Arranging Credit for Your Clients? Can You Meet the Regulatory Burden?

5 years ago in

Business News

Retailers of ‘big ticket’ items nearly always have to be able to offer credit facilities to their customers in order to stay in business. That, however, is an activity regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) – which, as a decision of the Upper Tribunal (UT)

Enforcement of Overseas Awards and the Risk of Conflicting Judgments

5 years ago in

contract

English judges are often asked to enable enforcement of foreign arbitration awards against UK assets. However, as a big money case concerning an abortive hotel construction project in Nigeria showed, they are always alert to the risk of their rulings conflicting with the decisions of

Josiah Hincks Solicitors

Advertisements for Muscle Stimulating Device Misleading, High Court Rules

High Court Takes Firm Action Following Travellers’ Bank Holiday Incursion

Removal of Ship Inspector’s Accreditation ‘Deeply Flawed’, Court Rules

Open Plan Offices Don’t Suit Everyone – Autistic Worker Wins Damages

Unfairly Excluded from a Market? This Is How To Level the Playing Field

High Court Aids Video Games Company to Fight Software Piracy Scourge

Charity Authorised to Act as Vulnerable Man’s Deputy in Legal First

High Court Steps in after Wrong Candidate Declared Election Winner

Arranging Credit for Your Clients? Can You Meet the Regulatory Burden?

Enforcement of Overseas Awards and the Risk of Conflicting Judgments

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