Those who pursue employment complaints without legal representation start off at a great disadvantage, but tribunals will generally bend over backwards to ensure that they receive a fair hearing. A Court of Appeal ruling, however,
To what extent do employers bear indirect, or vicarious, liability for breaches of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) perpetrated by their staff? The Supreme Court decisively resolved that issue in a test case concerning
Qualifying apartment dwellers have a right to acquire the freehold of the buildings where they live, but does that extend to the subsoil beneath the premises and the airspace above? The Court of Appeal addressed
It cannot be business as usual during the COVID-19 pandemic, but judges are rising to the challenge of ensuring that the economic life of the nation does not wither. In one case, however, the High
It is the mark of a society governed by the rule of law that, where people suffer injury or death due to the misconduct of the servants or agents of the state, compensation is paid
The arrival in Britain of a £10 million painting attributed to Medieval Italian master Giotto di Bondone provided an opportunity for the Court of Appeal to give comprehensive guidance on the legal aspects of the
Even people of the greatest intellect can become mentally frail in old age and that is one good reason why it makes sense to execute a professionally drafted will sooner rather than later. A case
Government bureaucratic delays are sadly a well-known fact of life, but can they give rise to a right to compensation? The Court of Appeal tackled that fundamental issue in the case of an immigrant who
Even if your employment contract says nothing about respecting the confidentiality of your employer’s trade secrets, you may still be under an implied legal duty to do so. Two salesman who were alleged to have
A new Act giving the UK Government additional powers to tackle the coronavirus emergency has passed into law after being approved by the House of Lords. The Act took just three day to pass through
