A senior recycling company employee who violated the duty of good faith and fidelity he owed his bosses when he upped sticks and set up a rival business paid a heavy price for his disloyalty when the High Court ordered him to pay more than
Controversial charges imposed on those who use Employment Tribunals (ETs) have been approved by the High Court – despite a trade union’s plea that they discriminate against the poor, weak and vulnerable, rendering their employment rights illusory. Access to ETs and the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT)
A couple who borrowed £225,000 from a businessman to fund their purchase of an Oxfordshire farmhouse have failed to wriggle out of repayment after the High Court rejected claims that their signatures on crucial documents were forgeries. The couple had bought the £650,000 property with
A beleaguered businessman came tantalisingly close to victory when he managed to convince the High Court that a high street bank was in breach of contract when it delayed processing a crucial payment. He will go uncompensated, however, after a judge ruled that the bank’s
In a case which raised novel issues in respect of public participation in the planning process, the Court of Appeal has opened the way for a controversial housing development despite objectors’ arguments that they suffered unfairness. A local authority had refused consent for construction of
In a test case which helps to define the outer limits of disability discrimination, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a bus company was not obliged to have in place a policy requiring mothers with pushchairs to make way for wheelchair users. A man
Many workers spend a large part of their day looking at a computer screen, laptop or touch screen. However, a survey commissioned by Specsavers, covering 138 companies of varying sizes in both the public and private sectors, has revealed that fewer than half of all
Copyright judges are, it seems, expected to have an eye for fashion as well as the finer points of intellectual property law. A ‘tribal’ print used in a high street retailer’s dress range came under scrutiny as the High Court rejected claims that it had
In a warning to house buyers that it is wise to obtain a full survey before committing yourself, a couple who contracted to pay £3.6 million for a country house – but later pulled out of the deal when evidence of damp and dry rot
In a case which involved a tricky balance being struck between national security and individual employment rights, a Muslim immigration officer who was dismissed from his post without any explanation has failed to convince a tribunal that he is entitled to know at least the
