Employers are reminded that the minimum time period for complying with the rules regarding the provision of employee liability information when there is a relevant transfer under the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations
In a stinging defeat for the tax authorities, a major national publisher of newspapers and magazines, which was hit with a £70,000 surcharge after paying its VAT one day late, has convinced a tax tribunal
In an indication that the law may be developing a more employer-friendly approach to restrictive covenants, a financial adviser (FA) who took his loyal clients with him when he left his job to set up
A High Court decision has dealt with the consequences of a mathematical error in the industry standard used in the design of foundations of offshore wind farms that resulted in the unexpected settling of 60
Budding property developers tempted to dispense with legal assistance in drawing up contracts should take note of a High Court case in which a businessman paid a crushing price for signing his name on a
In a ruling which underlined that, in commercial litigation, timing can be all important, alleged victims of an illegal price-fixing cartel have had their compensation hopes dashed by the Supreme Court after they launched proceedings
In a telling example of tax avoidance investigations spanning the globe, the High Court has sanctioned the seizure of documents from a UK accountancy firm in connection with inquiries by the Australian Tax Office (ATO).
A pharmaceuticals company that defaulted on a $45 million loan is facing financial catastrophe after failing to convince the High Court that the facility agreement was infected by misrepresentation or that a bank involved in
A social housing maintenance group that took over complete control of an ailing rival following a shares acquisition also inherited the full burden of obligations owed to the latter’s 400 staff, the Employment Appeal Tribunal
In a decision which helps to define the legal concept of a ‘construction contract’, the High Court has dismissed an attack on the jurisdiction of an adjudicator who awarded more than £800,000 to a subcontractor
