Self-employed or worker? There can hardly be a more burning issue in employment law and, in upholding a plumber’s claim that he fell into the latter category, the Supreme Court has imposed vital restraints on
Local housing authorities work under intense pressure with limited resources and it is sadly not a rare event for them to breach the legal duties they owe to homeless people in need. However, as a
The perennial impact of inflation means that fees payable under antique licence agreements may dwindle to the point where they appear insignificant. However, as a case concerning industrial and surface water discharges into the Manchester
Successful business ventures ultimately depend on good relations being maintained but, if there is a falling out, a professionally drafted partnership agreement at least means that you know where you stand. The clear and unambiguous
It is often said that insurance companies do not like paying out and, in one case that lent support to that truism, an insurer put private detectives on the tail of a chronic fatigue syndrome
International brands require huge investment to establish and traders, big and small, cannot expect to get away with taking unauthorised advantage of their goodwill. In one case exactly on point a beauty therapist incurred the
Amidst acute housing shortages, public policy demands that use be made of derelict land. In one case that illustrated the point, a tribunal modified a restrictive covenant to enable residential development of a former sports
Online bloggers can build up phenomenal followings that can be monetised through advertising and endorsements. In a guideline decision, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has considered the extent to which their names, or very often
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which replaces the EU Data Protection Directive, is a comprehensive data protection regime aimed at achieving a high level of security of network and information systems across the EU
Trade marks that are not put to good use merely clog up the register and have been likened to abandoned vessels in the shipping lanes of commerce. In one case on point, the Intellectual Property
