The High Court has opened the way for a controversial housing development on a former industrial site – despite objectors’ fears that the soil may be contaminated with anthrax spores and other toxic materials which pose a serious risk to public health. The site was,
The Government has announced the names of a further 37 employers who have failed to pay their workers the National Minimum Wage (NMW). Collectively, the offenders owe a total of £177,000 in arrears and have received financial penalties totalling more than £51,000. In October,2013, the
A local authority’s former head of finance is in line for substantial compensation after he was unfairly forced out of his job – despite failing to convince the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that he was also a victim of sex discrimination. The man had been
The seizure of a merchant vessel by pirates gave rise to a dispute which highlighted the risks of inconsistency which can arise from layering of contracts. Fundamental conflicts in the terms of a contract, a sub-contract and a sub-sub-contract could only be resolved by resort
Giant car rental companies met head-to-head in court after both of them adopted a stylised lower case ‘e’ as their corporate logos. The High Court upheld trade mark infringement and passing off claims by one of them after finding that similarities between the logos created
A company which received negligent tax advice has nevertheless had its hopes of multi-million-pound compensation dashed after the High Court ruled that it had suffered no loss as a result of a leading accountancy firm’s breach of duty. The dispute arose in the context of
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published guidance for employers and employees on the new ‘Fit for Work’ service, previously called the Health and Work Service, which is being rolled out over the coming months. Under the new scheme, employees on sick leave
In a case which highlighted the impact of legal aid cuts on the family justice system, a teenager who faced being cross-examined in court by a man accused of sexually abusing her will instead be questioned by a lawyer following a judge’s decision that HM
In a guideline case on the valuation of property rights perceived as holding ‘ransom’ value, a landowner whose shooting rights were compulsorily acquired by a local authority has had his hopes of a £5.6 million compensation payout dashed. The shooting rights were acquired to enable
Residential landlords are reminded that since 1 December 2014, the Government has been carrying out a pilot scheme (currently only in parts of the Midlands) requiring them to check the residency status of tenants and occupiers who have tenancy agreements lasting for less than seven
