In a decision which helps to define the status of informal, ‘hand shake’ agreements, a tribunal has ruled that a man who initiated a £43 million property deal over coffee in a top London restaurant was ‘acting in the course of a business’ and was
When a landlord decided to change the address of a building (by changing the name to that of an incoming and significant tenant), the other tenants reacted badly. Faced with the costs of reprinting stationery and the like, they opposed the move and the outcome
A man who says that he has lived for more than a decade in a converted British Telecom repeater station has failed in a High Court challenge to a planning inspector’s order that his residential use of the premises must cease. The man had been
The High Court has come to the aid of a company which invested Euros 100 million after being taken in by fraudsters who promised ‘fabulous’ returns and even invoked the Vatican in their successful attempt to ‘dazzle’ experienced business people. The company was told that
Professional firms that follow the traditional course of fixing a particular age at which their partners are given their gold watches and required to retire will be relieved to hear that the practice does not fall foul of the ban on age discrimination. In a
In a case of massive importance to all small businesses with Interest Rate Swap Products, Josiah Hincks acted in the High Court case of Kays Hotels v Barclays Bank. In Kays Hotels Limited v Barclays Bank Plc, the Defendant bank applied for summary judgement/ strike
The Help and Support for Separated Families Mark is part of an initiative which aims to reduce conflict and promote collaboration between divorced or separating couples and parents in the best interests of their children, regardless of the difficulties and challenges breaking up brings with
Tribunal judges resorted to a Great British Bake Off-style taste test before ruling that the makers of popular ‘Snowball’ snacks should receive VAT rebates totalling more than £2.8 million – because they are technically cakes. Confectioners Lees of Scotland Limited and Thomas Tunnock Limited engaged
A company which wants to build an enormous solar energy farm on a site in Suffolk, equivalent in size to almost 65 football pitches, has had its hopes of winning planning permission for the scheme boosted by a High Court ruling. Although Lark Energy Limited
In a decision which significantly strengthens the hand of workplace whistleblowers, and self-employed people in particular, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a health and safety consultant was a legally protected ‘worker’ despite not having the benefit of an employment contract. As was
