In a resounding decision, the Court of Appeal has ruled that a judge was wrong to pierce the corporate veil in an attempt to retrieve the criminal profits of haulage company bosses who risked lives
If you suffer the misfortune of being sued, swift action is imperative and good legal advice will ensure that you do not freeze in the headlights. In one case which made that point, a building
On 23 March the current ‘Community Trade Mark’ will be renamed the ‘EU Trade Mark’ (EUTM) and the system for registration and policing of EUTMs will be dealt with by the newly-named EU Intellectual Property
In a decision of importance to any employer whose staff fly abroad on business, the European Court of Justice has ruled for the first time that air carriers’ liability to pay compensation in respect of
Multiple disputes can sometimes arise out of a single contract and, in a guideline decision, the High Court has ruled that an adjudicator erred in purporting to consider two such matters at the same time
It is a fundamental principle of law that criminal or quasi-criminal penalties must not be imposed without clear proof of wrongdoing. In one important case which made that point, an airline which was fined £4,000
Employment is viewed as a ‘wage/work bargain’ and it is almost always a breach of contract for an employer to cut a worker’s wages. However, one important Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) decision has made it
In an important decision which addressed the balance to be struck between green belt and housing land allocation policies, the Court of Appeal backed plans for a substantial mixed-use development, including 200 new homes, on
Complaints about contractors are regrettably common but it is rare for their work to be so defective that their clients would have been better off had they never been engaged in the first place. However,
Product liability claims can arise many years after the event and that can give rise to problems, particularly where the manufacturer has gone out of business in the interim. In one such case, however, the
