The consequences of commercial deceit can come back to haunt businesses many years after the event, as a natural resources company discovered to its cost almost 20 years after it perpetrated a $40 million fraud
The Government is currently legislating to render the use of exclusivity clauses unenforceable in zero hours contracts. In addition, following a consultation exercise, draft regulations have been drawn up outlining proposals for secondary legislation to
The liability of subsidiaries for wrongs committed by their parent organisations came under analysis as the Supreme Court ruled that a UK-based charity could not be held responsible for a seaborne protest which caused damage
Off the record briefings to the press by public officials are a fact of modern political life but one such meeting between national newspaper journalists and a top civil servant led to a test case
The Government has updated its statutory guidance on calculating the National Minimum Wage (NMW). This covers eligibility for the NMW, calculating the amount payable, the working hours for which the NMW must be paid and
A leading UK fashion retailer which took an ethical stance and withdrew its business from an overseas supplier which it believed was putting its workforce at risk has succeeded in fighting off a High Court
On 10 March 2015, legislation came into force making it a criminal offence to require an individual to exercise their subject access rights under Section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) to gain
A company director who breached his employer’s trust by misusing its resources to aid his son and daughter-in-law in establishing a new, and potentially competing, business has been ordered to pay more than £90,000 in
Contractual clauses which seek to exclude potential liability for negligence are often ineffective. However, an accountancy firm has defeated a £45 million professional negligence claim after the High Court ruled that it was entitled to
In a ruling of crucial significance to those engaged in international trade, the Court of Appeal has emphasised that cargos are not insured against high seas piracy unless cover for such risks is specifically included
