Are ‘deductions’ from workers’ pay in respect of living accommodation and training costs to be viewed as ‘reductions’ capable of bringing their remuneration below the National Minimum Wage (NMW)? The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) addressed that burning issue in an important test case. The case
If you have been disinherited by a loved one whose mind has become poisoned against you, you should consult a solicitor straight away. In a case on point, the High Court came to the aid of a woman whose mother harboured false and delusional beliefs
Football seasons worldwide have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and some clubs have inevitably been left feeling hard done by. In a unique High Court case, the response to the crisis of the Football Association of Wales (FA Wales) came under intense judicial scrutiny.
Companies within the same group frequently have almost identical names, but that does not detract from their independent legal personalities. As a High Court case concerning an offshore helicopter crash showed, that fundamental principle constitutes a trap into which the unwary persistently fall. The helicopter’s
The integrity of the housing market depends on honest dealing and lenders are very often not the only victims of mortgage fraud. That was certainly so in the case of an innocent woman who, due to her husband’s dishonesty, faced losing her home of almost
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are certainly not infallible but, faced by such big battalions, small taxpayers are often filled with a sense of helplessness. As a case concerning a nail bar showed, however, professional advisers are more than capable of proving that the tax
It is not only in the realms of fiction that lovers choose to marry in secret, away from the gaze of their disapproving families. A highly unusual High Court case, however, showed the legal difficulties that can arise from such arrangements. The case concerned a
Many employers quite understandably treat certain forms of misconduct particularly seriously, but the adoption of so-called ‘zero-tolerance’ policies is replete with legal pitfalls. That was certainly so in the case of the Home Office’s tough stance on employee misuse of its IT systems. The case
How do I protect my property against care home fees? Natalie Biggin | Partner The big concern for many people as they grow older is how to protect their property against care home fees. The first point to make is that
Speedy and cost-effective dispute resolution is the primary aspiration of the contract adjudication regime – but to what extent can that be fairly achieved during the COVID-19 pandemic? The High Court confronted that issue in a guideline case. A woman asserted that she had been
