In an unprecedented decision, the High Court has imposed fines totalling more than £7.5 million on three financial traders who were involved in wholesale abuse of the stock market and the companies which stood behind
The number of cases coming before employment tribunals has dramatically declined since the introduction of a controversial charging regime. However, the Court of Appeal has urged the Lord Chancellor to carry out a thorough review
Anyone tempted to vent their spleen against their employer on the Internet should take careful note of a case in which a canal worker was sacked after using a string of offensive expletives to describe
Intransigence in commercial disputes can be extremely costly and it is always preferable to attempt to reach a compromise. In one case which gave a valuable insight, the estimated legal costs of litigating a building
Temporary agency workers are entitled to be treated in the same way as permanent staff. However, in an important decision, a tribunal has ruled that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) did nothing wrong when it
Selective licensing schemes in respect of private rented homes are an increasingly popular means of tackling crime and anti-social behaviour and one High Court case has underlined their legal and financial significance for residential landlords.
Protection of the Green Belt can often clash with the need to foster economic growth and high employment. In one High Court case which illustrated the point, a company which employs 40,000 people in the
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published new guidance (144 pages) designed to give businesses a comprehensive guide to complying with their obligations as regards the unfair contract terms provisions under Part Two of
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Unison’s appeal against the decision of the High Court that it had failed to make its case that the introduction of Employment Tribunal (ET) fees in July 2013 was
When it comes to assessing the environmental impact of developments, planners must consider projects as a whole and refrain from salami-slicing them into their constituent parts. That issue arose in a case in which planning
