Temporary agency workers are entitled to be treated in the same way as permanent staff. However, in an important decision, a tribunal has ruled that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) did nothing wrong when it gave priority to its full-time employees when considering applicants for
Selective licensing schemes in respect of private rented homes are an increasingly popular means of tackling crime and anti-social behaviour and one High Court case has underlined their legal and financial significance for residential landlords. A London borough had introduced such a scheme under the
Protection of the Green Belt can often clash with the need to foster economic growth and high employment. In one High Court case which illustrated the point, a company which employs 40,000 people in the UK had its hopes of building an office block in
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published new guidance (144 pages) designed to give businesses a comprehensive guide to complying with their obligations as regards the unfair contract terms provisions under Part Two of the Consumer Rights Act 2015. The guidance covers what makes
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Unison’s appeal against the decision of the High Court that it had failed to make its case that the introduction of Employment Tribunal (ET) fees in July 2013 was unlawful. In Lord Justice Underhill’s view, the case based on
In an age in which members of the international business community call no country home and assets are held by nominees in a multiplicity of overseas vehicles, the enforcement of court judgments can be an intensely difficult process. In one case, a foreign bank had
When it comes to assessing the environmental impact of developments, planners must consider projects as a whole and refrain from salami-slicing them into their constituent parts. That issue arose in a case in which planning permission was granted for a link road to serve a
Contrary to popular belief, the Internet is not a free for all and christening websites in breach of others’ rights can have serious consequences. In one case, luxury car makers BMW and Rolls Royce came down hard on an entrepreneur who registered a string of
In a classic example of private individuals triumphing over big business, a farming couple who refused to lie down after their grazing land was damaged by pipe-laying works have won compensation of almost £6,000 from a public water company. The company had exercised compulsory powers
Jurisdiction can be a thorny issue in many employment disputes with an international flavour and one involving civilian workers at Britain’s two military bases on the island of Cyprus was a case in point. Nineteen spouses of British military personnel based on the island claimed
