The owners of a container ship which broke from its moorings in high winds and rammed a quayside crane were hit with a Euros 1.5 million bill after the High Court ruled that the accident was caused by the negligence of the ship’s master. The
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has issued revised guidance for employers on how to handle transfers to which the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) apply. This takes into account changes to the legislation introduced by the Collective Redundancies and
In a case which underlined that even striking similarities in the name and packaging of products may not be enough to establish passing off, Aldi Stores Limited defeated a claim brought by the manufacturers of a market leading hair oil who fiercely objected to a
A unique challenge by a local Police and Crime Commissioner to planning consent granted for construction of 4,250 homes as part of a ‘new town’ near Leicester – on grounds that not enough account had been taken of the increased burden on police services – has
With the football World Cup ready to kick off shortly (The first match, Brazil v Croatia is on Thursday 12 June at 9pm UK time and England’s first match, against Italy, is scheduled for 11pm on Saturday 14 June), employers who have not already done
In cases of unfair dismissal, if the Employment Tribunal (ET) accepts that the employee’s dismissal took place for one of the potentially fair reasons for dismissal and a fair procedure was followed, the test becomes whether or not the employer’s decision to dismiss falls within
In a ruling which powerfully confirmed the extra-territorial reach of the English courts, the Court of Appeal opened the way for civil contempt proceedings to be brought against the managing director of two overseas companies (the companies) although he was both a foreign national and
In a case which shone a rare spotlight on the judicial appointments process, a lawyer who was denied promotion to the full-time bench after he clocked up seven penalty points on his driving licence has failed in a High Court challenge to the decision. There
In an important decision for pharmacists and the pharmaceuticals industry, the High Court has helped to define the controversial border between heavily regulated prescription medicines and food supplements that contain the same active ingredients. Two pharmaceutical companies made and marketed a prescription-only drug, the active
In an important victory for developers, which also represents a serious blow to those committed to preserving open spaces for public recreation, a campaigner has failed to convince the Supreme Court that a playing field which had been used by local people for more than
