In a ruling which strengthens the financial position of workplace whistleblowers, a woman has successfully argued that she should not have to pay tax on the first £30,000 of an interim award made by an Employment Tribunal (ET). The woman claimed that she had been
Members of the public can rest assured that what they say to their lawyers will remain confidential after the High Court rejected a company’s bid to discover the identity of a blogger who revealed corporate secrets on the Internet. The company suspected that the blogger
A property company which was erroneously granted planning permission for a 180-home development following an extraordinary administrative mix-up has won a remarkable fight to keep it at the Court of Appeal. An inspector’s decision to grant outline consent for the scheme had been mistakenly sent
A bitterly disappointed law firm which bid unsuccessfully for public contracts worth up to £50 million is suing the government amidst accusations that the tendering process was undermined by manifest errors and unequal treatment. The firm had lodged tenders with the Insolvency Service to carry
In a warning to hoteliers and other commercial property owners that breaches of fire safety rules can lead to imprisonment, a businessman whose hotel was described as a ‘death trap’ which put the lives of staff and guests at risk was hit with a jail
The Government has published the Draft Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014, which are intended to apply to Employment Tribunal (ET) claims presented on or after 1 October 2014 where the employer is found to have breached the equal pay provisions of the
A couple whose luxury wedding in the Dominican Republic was ruined when they and several of their guests contracted a severe gastric illness have won tens of thousands of pounds in compensation from the tour operator. The couple had flown to the luxury Melia Caribe
A company which ended up more than £3.8 million out of pocket when it uncovered an unpleasant skeleton in the cupboard following a takeover deal can take at least some comfort after the High Court awarded it half of its money back. Company A had
In the week of the Wimbledon tennis finals, a homeowner has failed to convince the High Court that he was irrationally refused planning permission to lay down a hard-surfaced tennis court in his rural back garden. In a decision which was later upheld by a
In a case with important implications for public procurement, a local authority which failed to publicly advertise contracts for a regeneration project will have to pay back almost £160,000 in European grants it received in respect of the development. The Council had received grant aid
