The law protects everyone’s right to freedom of expression and to protest peacefully. However, that does not amount to carte blanche and, in one case, the High Court ruled that demonstrations outside a pet shop
More and more companies do most of their business on the Internet and the need to maintain a clearly identifiable website brand and avoid the risk of customer confusion is paramount. One case involving well-known
Officialdom is not always as fair as it should be but, if you are a victim of that, the law can help you. In one case which proved the point, an estate agency which was
Insurance policies are always replete with terms and conditions and none are stricter than the requirement to disclose all relevant information to insurers so that they fully understand the risk they are taking. That point
In a case of interest to anyone involved in agriculture, a farming company which traded in the market for units of EU subsidy as a means of raising capital to pay off its debts and
Many in the commercial world may be surprised to hear of an important High Court ruling which established that there is no rule of English public policy which precludes enforcement of contracts which have been
Employers are reminded that a new statutory minimum rate of pay, the National Living Wage (NLW), applies to workers aged 25 and over from 1 April 2016. The NLW replaces the current National Minimum Wage
Those whose livelihoods are at stake are entitled to be told, in common language, the reasons for planning decisions which affect them. The Court of Appeal made that point abundantly clear as it overturned a
Many very large commercial contracts are agreed orally, never making their way into writing, and the question of when a deal is ‘closed’ can thus be of crucial importance. In one case, the High Court
A High Court case has vividly illustrated why professional advice is needed not only in drafting contracts but in administering them thereafter. A company was left on the brink of insolvency by its failure to
