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
The Growth and Infrastructure Bill, which received Royal Assent in April 2013, provides for a new type of employment status – the ‘employee-shareholder – with effect from 1 September 2013. Not to be confused with partnership arrangements whereby employees benefit from a share
Trust and confidence are central to any employment relationship, as a case involving a nurse who claimed to have been subjected to a course of bullying and harassment in the workplace showed when she triumphed in an unfair constructive dismissal claim. The senior
In a ruling which underlines that bankruptcy is not a private matter that can be kept from the public gaze, a newspaper has been granted permission to view and report the contents of the court file in respect of a property developer who is
In an unusual case which revealed the High Court’s power to guard against wrongful acts – even before they happen – a temporary injunction was granted on the basis of little more than a rumour that gypsy families were preparing to move onto a
In a ruling which vividly reveals that tax reduction schemes can be both lawful and highly effective, a car sales group that was issued with very substantial demands for back-tax and penalties in respect of complex arrangements designed to minimise VAT liabilities on the
In a test case which gives important guidance on the inter-relationship between the Data Protection Act 1998 (the DPA) and the winding-up of insolvent companies, the High Court has ruled that liquidators are not to be viewed as ‘data controllers’ and are under no
Ambitious plans for a state-of-the-art waste recovery centre – which were approved by local planners just a week before £65 million in central government funding for the project was withdrawn – have been given the green light by the High Court. North Yorkshire
In a decision which places tight limits on a VAT exemption widely used by property developers, the Upper Tribunal has ruled that extensive works carried out on a barn did not quality as a ‘residential conversion’ because the restored structure was attached to an
In a stern warning to divorcees who try to hide their wealth that they are on a hiding to nothing, the High Court has pierced the corporate veil of a bewildering array of off-shore companies and ordered a miscreant husband to pay more than
