Two consultation documents have been published that relate to more flexible working practices Firstly, the Government is seeking opinions on how its proposed shared parental leave reforms should work in practice. View the consultation document . The closing date for submissions is 17 May 2013.
A landowner who demolished light industrial units, replacing them with larger ones, has failed in a High Court bid to overturn an enforcement notice requiring him to tear them down. The court dismissed as ‘unsustainable’ arguments that the enforcement notice was at odds with existing
Employment tribunals and their users alike have been told to ‘take heed’ of the need to take a ‘firm grip’ on proceedings to ensure conservation of public funds. The Court of Appeal expressed disquiet that an unfair dismissal claim that raised relatively straightforward issues had
In a ruling which clarifies the law, the upper tribunal (UT) has rejected a taxpayer’s plea that he had a ‘legitimate expectation’ that he would be granted a VAT input tax credit after being given an assurance to that effect during a telephone call to
In circumstances where the sole director of a property investment company had inflicted unfair prejudice on his fellow shareholder by procuring the transfer of its entire portfolio to himself at an under-value, the Court of Appeal has given guidance on the equitable method of valuing
In an important decision for tax professionals, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a company established for the sole purpose of acquiring control of airports operator, BAA Limited, was not engaged in ‘economic activity’ and was thus not entitled to reclaim £6.7 million in
The Court of Appeal has rejected arguments that a full environmental impact assessment (EIA) was required prior to consideration of whether planning permission should be granted for a housing development that objectors say will intrude into a historic landscape beloved of 18th Century painter, Sir
A businessman who lost £1.2 million in a disastrous spread-bet on movements in a bank’s share price has no viable defence to a debt claim. However, the High Court ruled that he can pursue a counter-claim against a spread-betting company which he claims failed in
A roofing contractor has been ordered to pay more than £21 million damages after the flick of an electrical switch caused a catastrophic fire that devastated a copper tubing factory. The High Court ruled that the contractor’s failure in its duty to carry out re-roofing
Following the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in four UK cases in which Christian employees claimed to have suffered discrimination at work on account of their religious beliefs (Eweida and Others v United Kingdom), the Equality and Human Rights Commission has
