It is well established that, in order to avoid the risk of injustice, companies in liquidation are generally barred from pursing contract adjudication proceedings – but are there exceptions to that rule? The High Court considered that critical issue in a case which raised important
To what extent, if any, are employers liable for racial harassment of their staff by third parties? The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) gave authoritative guidance on that issue in a case concerning a mental health nurse who was assaulted and racially abused by a patient.
If a property is registered in the names of joint tenants, there is a legal presumption that they own it equally and proving otherwise is always an uphill struggle. The point was made by a case in which a woman successfully fought off her ex-partner’s
Data handlers operate under a range of legal responsibilities designed to ensure that personal information is not misused or abused. However, as a High Court ruling in a guideline case made clear, a balance has to be struck between such duties and the public interest
The authorship of a book, play or script involves much more than just the physical act of writing. The Court of Appeal made that point in the case of a woman who claimed to have inspired the screenplay of a successful film. The film told
Minority shareholders have limited influence over the direction a company takes, but they do have rights and, as a High Court ruling showed, the law can move extremely quickly to ensure that they are not trampled upon. A corporate minority shareholder in a real estate
A criminal conviction is always a serious matter and all the more so for professionals who are expected to show the highest standards of integrity and honesty. A doctor who avoided paying more than £40,000 in child maintenance by lying to the Child Support Agency
Road accidents can inflict tragedy on anyone at any time but, if the worst happens, it is the task of specialist lawyers to ensure that fair compensation is paid. In a case on point, the family of a high-flying IT specialist who was fatally injured
Failing to put your affairs in order in your declining years is an invitation to conflict and needless expense after you are gone. Exactly that happened in the case of a pensioner who was still embroiled in a property development partnership with her son when
Public authorities are bound by procurement rules of ever increasing complexity in their commercial dealings with the private sector. The Court of Appeal, however, managed to find its way through the maze in ruling that the lease of advertising hoardings on local authority-owned land fell
