Whistleblowing Law Protects LLP Members
The Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) is a relatively new creature in UK law, so the law relating to this form of ownership is still developing. One key question that has arisen is the employment status
Government Proposes LLP Bombshell
The Government’s response to the consultation entitled ‘Transparency and trust: enhancing transparency of UK company ownership and increasing trust in UK business‘, launched in 2013, contains buried deep within it a proposal to abolish the
Fund Managers’ Falling Out Triggered $3 Million Contract Dispute
In an extreme case of workplace malaise, a spectacular falling out between two fund managers who were jointly responsible for the investment strategy of a publicly listed private equity fund was the trigger for a
Holiday Pay and Unearned Commission – The CJEU Rules
In the latest in a series of cases on the correct calculation of holiday pay (Lock v British Gas Trading Limited and Others), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has followed the
Court Deplores Employment Tribunal’s Flawed Decision
The Court of Appeal has lamented the ‘very regrettable outcome’ to a case in which the failure of an Employment Tribunal (ET) to give clear or rational reasons for upholding a worker’s claim resulted in
Murderer’s ‘Absurd’ Voting Claim Wasted Legal Aid
Amidst straitened times for the legal aid budget, the High Court has questioned why public funding was extended for a murderer to pursue an ‘absurd’ argument that he was unlawfully denied the right to vote
Concrete Escape Into Sewer Not a Nuisance
In a test case which entailed authoritative analysis of the law of nuisance, a water company whose sewer was blocked by concrete in a freak accident has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that
Nuclear Risk Not Enough to Scotch Airport Expansion Plans
In opening the way for expansion of an airport in Kent, the High Court has rejected objectors’ arguments that the development would pose an unacceptable threat of disaster due to its close proximity to the
Bootleg Website Boss Defrauded US Film Industry
The eminence grise behind websites which were used to download millions of copies of films and television shows in wholesale breach of copyright is facing ruin after the High Court found him guilty of conspiring
Wind Turbines to Power Mineral Water Plant
In a case which balanced the pressing need for more sources of renewable energy against potential impacts on scheduled ancient monuments, a mineral water firm has fought off a High Court challenge to its planning