Business Law Updates

Britain’s largest and best-attended zoo has won a £1.3 million victory over the tax authorities after a tribunal ruled that it can set off against its overall VAT bills the tax it pays on the

Since 6 May 2014, anyone wishing to make a claim to an Employment Tribunal (ET) must first notify the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas), so that they can be offered an opportunity to resolve

The Government has launched an initial consultation, ‘Closing the Gender Pay Gap’, with a view to introducing regulations under Section 78 of the Equality Act 2010 that will require employers in the private and voluntary

The corporate veil protects company directors against the consequences of bad luck or even poor judgment – but never wrongdoing. In one case, a man who made false statements to finance companies as his business

Public and product liability insurance policies invariably include a clause requiring the insured to give swift notice of any impending claims. However, in one case, the High Court ruled that insurers took an excessively rigorous

Anyone can fall prey to a silver-tongued conman but independent advice can be the best protection. In one case, a fraudster ‘completely dazzled’ an apparently worldly-wise businessman and persuaded him to part with €100 million.

A farmer who was ordered to pay damages of more than £46,000 by an arbitrator for his alleged breach of contracts to supply feed wheat has won the backing of the Court of Appeal in

Professionals who sign contracts on behalf of their clients should beware following a High Court ruling which paved the way for trial of a £5.1 million claim by Royal Mail Estates Limited against a specialist

A patent which underpins an immensely successful drug used in the treatment of aggressive breast cancer has been declared invalid by the High Court on the basis that the invention it described was ‘obvious’ in

Insurance small print can be tedious – but a failure to read and understand it can lead to policies becoming worthless and premiums being a waste of money. In one telling case, an insurance company