‘Best Kept Secret’ Hotel Threatened by Link Road
A hotel which declares proudly on its website that it is a ‘best kept secret’ is set to become an even bigger secret after the High Court refused to block a link road development which
New Guide on Managing Bereavement in the Workplace
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service has issued new guidance, developed in partnership with Cruse Bereavement Care and others, which aims to help employers support members of staff who have suffered bereavement. ‘Managing bereavement in
Receivers Appointed in $300 Million Arbitration Dispute
A multinational company which ‘fought tooth and nail’ to avoid having to honour a $300 million arbitration award has paid a high price for its stance after the High Court compulsorily appointed receivers over a
Free Buy to Let Seminar on 23 October 2014
You are cordially invited to what is set to be a really informative evening on HOW TO MAXIMISE YOUR BUY TO LET PORTFOLIO. Organised by Belvoir Hinckley and Nuneaton, the night features guest speakers including:
Public Contract Tendering an Exercise in Brinksmanship
In a case which illustrated the level of brinksmanship often involved in competing for public contracts, a company which lost out by a hair’s breadth on a local authority property repair and maintenance contract worth
CIPD/Simplyhealth Annual Absence Management Survey
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has published the findings of its fifteenth employee absence management survey, carried out in partnership with Simplyhealth. This provides useful benchmarking data for organisations on absence levels
Director ‘Still an Employee’ Following Resignation
An entrepreneur who resigned as a director of a company he founded, in order to help it out of cash flow difficulties, nevertheless continued to be an employee and was entitled to tax relief on
Award of Air Traffic Control Contract Suspended
A company which lost out on a major contract to provide air traffic control services at London’s Gatwick Airport has been granted a temporary injunction to prevent the contract being awarded straight away to the
Fading Carpet Triggers £575,000 High Court Dispute
When bespoke, charcoal grey, carpet tiles laid in a Swiss bank’s swish offices turned an unsightly shade of green when exposed to sunlight, the mishap triggered a spate of colourful – and costly – litigation.
Hard-Pressed Developer Must Give Up £12.6 Million Mansion
A property developer whose multi-million-pound plan to build a palatial residence in the Surrey green belt came disastrously unstuck has failed in a legal campaign to stop mortgage lenders taking over the property and selling