Suspicions are rife that certain banks may have deliberately engineered clients into defaulting on loans so that they can step in to pick up the pieces and make a profit from turning around viable businesses.
In a ground-breaking decision, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a finding of discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 can only be made where a worker has suffered an actual detriment by reason
It is sadly common for goods to be stolen in transit and, with consignments crossing continents via complex supply chains, it can be hard to discern where responsibility lies or even where resulting disputes should
Divorce can entail the break-up of family businesses as well as personal separation. In one case, the High Court has endeavoured to find a practical solution to a former couple’s acrimonious battle for control of
Copyright infringement actions are a highly effective means of protecting original ideas from exploitation by copycats. However, one High Court case concerning floral designs on bed linen underlined that you need to be very sure
In order to qualify as a workplace whistleblower, protected by law, you have to show that the disclosures you make are ‘in the public interest’. The meaning of that phrase has been a constant source
The image of country dwellers up in arms at the prospect of housing developments is a powerful one. However, in one case, landowners intent on building 79 new homes on the edge of a West
The power of English courts to freeze assets is global in scope and breach of such orders can result in heavy fines and even loss of liberty. However, in one case, the Court of Appeal
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that a night worker who lived in at the residential care home where he was employed was not entitled to be paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for
Proving that you are not a UK resident for tax purposes can be a tricky business and many people have mistakenly believed that all they need to do is to keep the number of days
