The creator of a novel method of transferring data between computers, using email, has failed in an attempt to patent its invention after the High Court ruled that it fell foul of the exclusion of computer programs from patentability contained within Section 1(2) of
Josiah Hincks’ Litigation Partner, Steven Mather, has had yet another success story in the fight for Justice against the Big Banks – by getting the bank to admit it mis-sold a complex financial product and confirming they will tear up the contract. Rate Swap products,
A lingerie company which imports bras used by breast cancer survivors who have undergone mastectomies has succeeded in convincing the Upper Tribunal (UT) that the garments are orthopaedic appliances and thus exempt from Customs Duty. Amoena UK Limited argued that its Carmen mastectomy
In concluding that the owners of light industrial units on a trading estate are liable to contribute towards the costs of maintaining a road giving access to their premises, the Court of Appeal has emphasised that the factual background and the commercial purposes of
In the context of a bitter industrial dispute on the railways, the Court of Appeal has upheld a train company’s right to impose roster changes on its on-board staff where their normal working patterns had become unworkable due to major engineering works. The
An elderly widow who transferred half her home and all of its surrounding land to a business partner with whom she subsequently fell out has found out the hard way that there is little point taking legal advice if you do not follow it.
In a ruling which makes clear that the courts will only countenance restraints on company democracy in very restricted circumstances, the High Court has ruled that a company’s board of directors acted unlawfully when it attempted to stop certain beneficial shareholders from voting at
In a controversial ruling that underlines the primacy of European law where it conflicts with domestic legislation designed to implement it, a company that provides locum anaesthetists to fill staffing gaps within the NHS has failed to convince the First-tier Tribunal that its services
Sir Peter Scott’s brainchild, The Wildfowl and Wetland Trust, has triumphed in its marathon fight for a £1.3 million tax rebate after convincing the First-Tier Tribunal that seven of the sites it operates across the country are ‘zoos’ and that admission charges paid by
The recent confirmation that The Pensions Regulator has issued the first compliance notice against an employer for failing to register its pension scheme in accordance with the pensions auto-enrolment regulations. Failure to comply with a compliance notice can lead to very substantial and escalating
