In a case which involved a very modern clash between the pressing need for more new homes and the right of existing residents to enjoy reasonable peace and quiet, the High Court has boosted plans for a substantial residential development. Local planners had refused consent
Employers are bound to give workers paid leave so that they can hold public office. However, a tribunal has questioned whether it was right for a city mayor to be paid as a school mentor for two years after he devoted himself to politics full
Legal action is almost always subject to strict time limits and failure to seek prompt professional advice can have catastrophic consequences. In one case, a woman’s hopes of challenging a €7.3 million debt claim against her were stymied by a three-week delay in her lodging
The ever increasing need for more homes in and around London is a vital factor in hundreds of planning decisions – but it is not necessarily decisive. This point was made by the High Court’s decision to block plans for 250 new homes on a
Following a David and Goliath struggle, the producers of a hit movie have won the right to damages after the High Court found that they understandably took the view that their contractual rights had been flagrantly ignored by the film’s much larger distributors. The producers
Rivalry in business is in the public interest, but can go too far, as one pole dancing accessory company found out to its cost after an employee unwisely registered a tranche of Internet domain names which breached the rights of a competitor. Company A marketed
A company has succeeded in establishing that tax advice given to it by its lawyers in the wake of a Euros 1.5 billion corporate merger was inadequate. However, its claim for damages ultimately failed in a case which underlined the duty of professional negligence victims
Wildlife preservation is a vital factor in many planning decisions and, in one such case, greater crested newts had a central part to play after developers put forward rival proposals for crematoria in an area which only had a need for one. Planning consent for
On 6 April 2015, the Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2015 came into force. These aim to crack down on false self-employment and abuse of offshore working by introducing reporting and record-keeping requirements for employment intermediaries/recruitment agencies. The Regulations require
It is often the case that Companies and HR Staff will be faced with disciplinary meetings comprising of a multitude of issues to be determined or which have resulted in the need to call a disciplinary meeting. The common law tests considered by Employment Tribunals
