It may seem gloomy, but one of the reasons why you need a professional contract drafter is that things do not always go quite according to plan. In one case, a deal which was intended to deliver a new £30 million stadium for a football
Employers often go to great lengths to ensure that they retain complete control over workers’ entitlements to bonuses. However, one important case has underlined that such discretions must be exercised reasonably and fairly and that even the most tightly drawn contract will rarely oust the
Court orders are rarely welcomed by those who receive them, but the consequences of ignoring them can be extremely serious. In the context of a neighbours’ dispute, a couple were punished by a judge for their ‘mutinous refusal’ to obey an order requiring them to
Successful business people often reflect their good fortune in philanthropy and set up charitable foundations in order to give something back to society. However, one High Court case has underlined that those who do so take on a wide range of legal duties, breach of
Conditions attached to planning permissions often impose substantial burdens on developers which must be met regardless of market conditions. In one case which illustrated that point, a company took on the task of paying for the restoration of a listed Victorian hospital shortly before the
Whether particular tax exemptions apply can often be a matter of impression and that was certainly so in the case of a Conservative Club which sought a £17,000 VAT rebate on the basis that it was a non-profit making organisation with political aims and thus
Professional contract arbitrators often maintain close links with the law firms which fostered their careers and that can sometimes give rise to their independence being questioned. However, in one case which gives authoritative guidance on the issue, the High Court cleared an arbitrator of giving
Whistleblowers who expose wrongdoing on the part of their employers benefit from the full protection of the law. In one case which makes that point, a museum curator who said that he was dismissed after accusing his bosses of unethical behaviour has had his hopes
Women clearly cannot be expected by employers to dress in the same way as men, or vice versa, and workplace dress codes can thus give rise to discrimination issues. Exactly that happened in one case in which an office worker was dismissed after turning up
Property investors who claimed that they were duped into supporting ill-fated hotel and leisure developments in the Caribbean have won £1.3 million of their money back with the assistance of specialist litigation lawyers. The group of more than 20 investors claimed that they had been
