High Court Breaks Insurance Arbitration Impasse
Commercial arbitrations can sometimes hit an impasse but the High Court has the power to intervene and put them back on track. A judge did just that in one case in which agreement could not
Social Friends Don’t Always Make Good Business Partners
Personal friendship is sadly not always a good foundation for business relationships. In one case, a falling out between workplace colleagues who had been socially close for almost 20 years ended up being fought out
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In a decision of interest to employers and tax professionals – and football fans – a tribunal has ruled that payments made to two professional players by a Premiership club in order to persuade them to
Inventor Whose Idea Yielded $18 Million Had a History of Fraud
High risks yield high returns but it is always vital for investors to check the bona fides of those to whom they entrust their money. In one case, members of the public backed the work
Buy to Let Borrower Triumphs in Tracker Mortgage Test Case
Brochures designed to generate sales inevitably paint products in a positive light but, in a ground-breaking victory for a ‘buy to let’ borrower, the Court of Appeal has emphasised that they can create binding commitments
Courts Taking Tougher Approach to Restrictive Employment Covenants
The approach of the courts to restrictive covenants in employment contracts is perceptibly toughening – as two trainee agronomists found out after they resigned from their jobs and went to work for a direct competitor.
Looking for a Desirable Web Address? Don’t Miss the Boat!
There is a thriving market in desirable Internet domain names and it operates on a first come, first served basis with no regard for national boundaries. One Englishman found that out the hard way when
Building Subcontractors Not Responsible for £6.5 Million Home Flood
In what a judge described as a legal ‘whodunnit’, the High Court was called upon to decide whether building subcontractors bore responsibility for faulty installation of a plumbing unit which caused £6.5 million in flood
Businessman Wins £47,000 Payout for Scratched ‘Supercar’
Lawyers representing a businessman whose parked McLaren ‘supercar’ was badly scratched by a passing tractor have won him more than £45,000 in compensation from motor insurers. The award included the full cost of hiring a
High Court Takes Heat Out of Office Cleaners Industrial Dispute
The freedom to picket and protest peacefully is jealously guarded by law. However, one High Court case, involving an industrial dispute between office cleaners and their employer, strikingly showed that there is no carte blanche