In a telling example of the devastating impact major planning decisions can have on private property rights, a group of shop-owners – outraged at the prospect of their stores being demolished to make way for a major redevelopment of the Shepherd’s Bush Market area
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has published the findings of its fourteenth absence management survey, carried out in partnership with Simplyhealth. Key findings are that the average absence per employee has increased to 7.6 days per annum – back up
In a case which illustrates the fearsome jurisdictional difficulties that so often arise in disputes involving companies with a global presence; the High Court has asserted its exclusive right to resolve a contractual disagreement between a French bank and a hedge fund that has
In a stern warning to web entrepreneurs that abusive registration of internet domain names with a view to profit will not be tolerated, a businessman brought down the wrath of car manufacturers, Jaguar Land Rover Limited, by offering confusing web addresses for sale for
In a case which gives valuable guidance on the correct balance to be struck between the protection of rural England and the rights of the individual, a gypsy mother who has an ‘aversion to bricks and mortar’ has succeeded in staving off eviction from
Non-solicitation clauses in their contracts must be taken seriously Recently, a company director who lured away a string of his ex-employer’s prime customers within days of being made redundant and in breach of his contract has been ordered to pay £50,000 in damages.
In a case which vividly revealed how events in the distant feudal past can still be relevant to issues arising today, the Court of Appeal has delved back to the age of chivalry in resolving a bitter neighbours’ dispute. A retired businessman who
In a ruling which clarifies the interplay between disability discrimination rules and the doctrine of frustration, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that where a worker was laid low by a serious stroke, rendering him incapable of carrying out the functions of his job,
A financial services company that claims to have fallen victim to a $160 million fraud has defeated arguments that the Commercial Court should not entertain its claims for damages and restitution against the alleged perpetrators on the basis that it had itself engaged in
In a ruling which fosters the hope that the seaside resort of Margate may rediscover the popularity it enjoyed in its heyday, the Court of Appeal has approved compulsory purchase orders that will make way for development of a £10 million heritage theme park
