In a case of interest to anyone involved in agriculture, a farming company which traded in the market for units of EU subsidy as a means of raising capital to pay off its debts and develop its business won the right to a £1 million
A supermarket worker who was sacked after behaving aggressively towards his line manager has won a fresh opportunity to prove that he was suffering an epileptic fit at the time and that his dismissal amounted to an act of disability discrimination. The man had been
Many in the commercial world may be surprised to hear of an important High Court ruling which established that there is no rule of English public policy which precludes enforcement of contracts which have been procured by bribery. The case concerned a very substantial gas
In an era of booming demand for homes, local authorities are under a duty to make long-term plans for delivery of housing land and to ensure that such targets are met. In one case, a council’s poor record in doing that played a decisive part
Employers are reminded that a new statutory minimum rate of pay, the National Living Wage (NLW), applies to workers aged 25 and over from 1 April 2016. The NLW replaces the current National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for these workers and is set at an
Those whose livelihoods are at stake are entitled to be told, in common language, the reasons for planning decisions which affect them. The Court of Appeal made that point abundantly clear as it overturned a compulsory purchase order (CPO) in respect of a historic street
An asthmatic warehouse worker who had difficulty climbing stairs, but was required to work on the building’s top floor, has won the right to compensation on the basis that reasonable adjustments had not been made to cater for her disability. Following a restructuring exercise, the
If you are a UK citizen and own assets in Europe you may be interested in this article. As from the 17th August 2015 the law changed and new rules on cross-border inheritance in the EU came into force. The UK has opted out
Many very large commercial contracts are agreed orally, never making their way into writing, and the question of when a deal is ‘closed’ can thus be of crucial importance. In one case, the High Court analysed exactly what was said during a meeting at a
A landlord who takes on responsibility for repairing and maintaining premises is not obliged to improve them – or even to ensure that they are safe. The Court of Appeal so ruled in a guideline case which arose in the context of a slipping accident
