Those who voluntarily submit contract disputes to adjudicators must live with their decisions, right or wrong. However, in one wholly exceptional case, the High Court suspended payment of £1.5 million of an adjudicator’s award on
The Government is carrying out a consultation exercise seeking views on consultation with employees where a business is facing insolvency, or has moved into an insolvency process, to see if outcomes for both employees and
The maintenance of confidentiality is often a vexed issue in commercial litigation and a case in which a pharmaceutical company was accused of breaching competition rules in respect of the marketing of a heart disease
Had hard-pressed developers obtained proper legal advice in the first place they might have avoided an epic dispute with their builders which led to four separate attempts at adjudication and two costly sets of enforcement
Companies which install statues, fountains and other attractive monuments in order to beautify their business premises will in many cases be able to reclaim VAT on the costs involved following a decision of the First-tier
Adjudications are supposed to be a quick and cost-effective way of resolving contract disputes. However, one company found out that they can be fraught with difficulties after almost losing out on more than £100,000 due
Breaches of health and safety rules in the workplace can lead to criminal convictions, heavy fines and even jail for senior management. In one such case, the nation’s most senior judge made an example of
Short of searching members of staff, there would appear to be little an employer can do to prevent memory sticks being used for wholesale breaches of confidentiality. However, one company at least had the satisfaction
The dangers of concluding contracts by email, without taking legal advice, were only too plain when a businessman was found personally liable for his company’s debts. However, he was granted a reprieve by the Court
The Government has announced that the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rate for apprentices will increase by 57p (20 per cent) from 1 October 2015, from £2.73 to £3.30. The Low Pay Commission (LPC) had recommended
