In a reminder that, where apparently conflicting intellectual property rights exist, it is the first in time that usually prevails, the Performing Rights Society (PRS) has had its exclusive rights in respect of a popular Bollywood song upheld by the Court of Appeal.
Five long-suffering directors of Bernard Madoff’s London operation have been cleared of groundless accusations levelled at them by the company’s liquidators after the High Court found that they were as much victims of the Machiavellian Ponzi scheme fraudster as private investors who lost billions.
In a ringing warning to families that apparently trustworthy carers for sick relatives can be anything but, a ’dictatorial’ woman who ripped off a celebrated auctioneer who made his name orchestrating the sale of the Duchess of Windsor’s jewellery is facing utter ruin after
In emphasising that it is reasonable for flat dwellers to prefer that their neighbours be owner/occupiers, rather than short-term tenants, the Upper Tribunal has refused to amend a provision in a lease which restricted the use of residential premises to the long leaseholder and
In a ruling which underlines that ageism, unlike other forms of discrimination, can be objectively justified, a civil service worker who received a much smaller payment on taking voluntary redundancy than she would have done had she been 10 years older has had her
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
