Pirates who hijacked a freighter off the coast of Africa, stealing its valuable cargo of premium motor oil, could not have imagined that their actions would lead to a novel commercial dispute between charterers and ship owners in a London court. Fifteen armed men attacked
Published Monday 3rd February 2014, 07:00 AM The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (TUPE) have been amended by the Collective Redundancies and Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which came into force on 31 January 2014. In the light
The Government has announced that, owing to delays to the Children and Families Bill, it will not be possible to extend the right to request flexible working arrangements to all employees who have completed 26 weeks’ qualifying service as from 6 April 2014 as originally
In a case which threw up novel issues relating to wills and foreign donations to UK political parties, the British National Party (BNP) found itself in legal hot water after failing to convince the High Court that it was entitled to inherit £389,000 left to
A company that for over 30 years ran a lucrative coach service from Luton Airport to central London – but which lost its concession to a competitor following a tendering exercise – is mounting a multi-million-pound compensation bid, claiming that the airport’s operators abused their
In a case which gives guidance on the duties of commercial landlords to maintain the appearance of demised premises, a self-storage company which complained that its customers were being put off by the presence of an unsightly heap of rubble has failed in a bid
Two civil servants who received lower severance payments than younger colleagues would have been entitled to when leaving their posts on a voluntary basis have achieved a resounding success in their age discrimination claims. The men were employed by the Ministry of Justice and the
In a reminder to businesses that the protection of original products from competition is not easily achieved, the Court of Appeal has given guidance on the correct approach to the principle of ‘added matter’ in intellectual property cases and has restored a company’s valuable patent
A water company has been criticised by the country’s top judge for its handling of a leak which led to raw sewage being pumped into the sea off Kent. Defective equipment at a pumping station had resulted in discharges of untreated sewage between January and
Under the Health and Safety Information for Employees Regulations 1989, employers have a legal duty either to display the Health and Safety Executive-approved poster containing essential health and safety information in a prominent position in all business premises or to provide each of their workers
