A publican who blamed his bookkeeper’s lack of computer literacy for his failure to file his employer’s annual return on time is facing a stinging penalty after a tribunal ruled that he had no reasonable excuse for failing to meet his responsibilities. The publican explained
A school has succeeded in fighting off a £50,000 damages claim brought by a recently recruited teaching assistant who blamed chronic back and shoulder injuries on the strain of pushing wheelchair-dependent pupils between classes. The woman had been working at the school for only about
In a case which underlined the need to take professional advice when dealing with planning authorities, a property owner has been ordered to demolish a two-storey extension which he built without authority. In a forlorn attempt to escape the dire consequences of his mistake, the
In the era of multinational companies bestriding the globe it can sometimes be difficult to pin down exactly where their administrative hearts lie. However, that task may now be easier after the Court of Appeal gave important guidance on the issue in the context of
Following acrimonious litigation, in which accusations of dishonesty and bad faith were levelled on each side, two former bank employees have failed to convince the High Court that they were wrongly denied more than £6 million in bonuses. The men’s basic annual salaries following their
A senior NHS manager who claimed that she was bullied into a nervous breakdown by a cancer specialist with whom she had a principled disagreement over the use of public resources in private clinical studies has had her hopes of an £850,000 damages payout dashed
A pharmaceuticals group which was fined more than Euros 330 million by the European Commission for anti-competitive conduct in relation to a drug used for treating heart disease is now also facing a tidal wave of litigation in the UK. The group faced claims that,
A businessman who allowed his company’s finances to descend into chaos received stern criticism from a tax tribunal – but succeeded in overturning crushing penalties on the basis that his disorganisation did not make him a dishonest tax evader. The planning adviser was good at
The manufacturers of an innovative electronic device used to de-scale oil pipelines are facing a multi-million-pound damages claim after the High Court refused to accept that the product matched up to industry safety standards. The device was seen as a useful alternative to flushing pipelines
A Muslim Royal Mail worker whose complaint about a colleague eying naked women online was attributed by his boss to ‘cultural differences’ has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that he was a victim of race and religious discrimination. The employee insisted that the photograph
