It is a fundamental principle of law that criminal or quasi-criminal penalties must not be imposed without clear proof of wrongdoing. In one important case which made that point, an airline which was fined £4,000 after flying two illegal immigrants into Britain had the penalties
Employment is viewed as a ‘wage/work bargain’ and it is almost always a breach of contract for an employer to cut a worker’s wages. However, one important Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision has made it clear that exceptions can be made in the event of
In an important decision which addressed the balance to be struck between green belt and housing land allocation policies, the Court of Appeal backed plans for a substantial mixed-use development, including 200 new homes, on a 33.6 hectare site formerly owned by the Government. Almost
Complaints about contractors are regrettably common but it is rare for their work to be so defective that their clients would have been better off had they never been engaged in the first place. However, in one case, the Court of Appeal ruled that a
Product liability claims can arise many years after the event and that can give rise to problems, particularly where the manufacturer has gone out of business in the interim. In one such case, however, the High Court found that creditors had waited long enough for
The Government has issued for consultation the draft Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2016, which will introduce mandatory gender pay gap reporting on an annual basis for private and voluntary sector employers with 250 or more employees. The Regulations are scheduled to
The Government has issued for consultation the draft Equality Act 2010 (Gender Pay Gap Information) Regulations 2016, which will introduce mandatory gender pay gap reporting on an annual basis for private and voluntary sector employers with 250 or more employees. The Regulations are scheduled to
Disputes over the precise meaning of construction contracts are sadly common and can become particularly bitter if projects are substantially delayed. That was certainly so in one case in which a £121 million hotel and flats development remained unfinished six months after it should have
Disputes over the precise meaning of construction contracts are sadly common and can become particularly bitter if projects are substantially delayed. That was certainly so in one case in which a £121 million hotel and flats development remained unfinished six months after it should have
Groups of companies can be like families and, just as with humans, separation can be traumatic for parents and children alike. In one case, two large pharmaceuticals businesses shared roots dating back almost 350 years but ended up in dispute over their common use of
