A social housing maintenance group that took over complete control of an ailing rival following a shares acquisition also inherited the full burden of obligations owed to the latter’s 400 staff, the Employment Appeal Tribunal
All landlords and tenants would be wise to take note of a Court of Appeal case in which a commercial tenant lost a valuable opportunity to exercise a break clause due to its failure to
In a decision which helps to define the legal concept of a ‘construction contract’, the High Court has dismissed an attack on the jurisdiction of an adjudicator who awarded more than £800,000 to a subcontractor
A pharmacist who lasted just 18 days in a new job before she was unfairly sacked for her activities as a whistleblower had her compensation reduced by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) on the basis
In a case which reveals the Internet as the source of many a dispute, a businessman who tried to sell to Post Office Limited a number of web addresses containing its own name – at prices
In a case which vividly revealed that the National Crime Agency (NCA) is on the alert to stifle the flow of dirty money through Britain, the Court of Appeal has opened the way for the
Leicestershire Coach Firm, Woods Coaches, is to benefit after a rival firm made a substantial investment to takeover the business. Bosses at Woods Coaches, of South Wigston, say its takeover by Stewarts Coaches, of Berkshire,
The Court of Appeal has narrowly upheld an asset freezing injunction issued against the former chief executive officer (CEO) of a Stock Exchange-listed company who vehemently denies involvement in alleged $135 million frauds. The Isle
In a warning to all that the fine print of insurance policies is well worth reading, a furniture company that suffered losses in excess of £700,000 in an arson attack on its warehouse will go
The following employment law measures came into force on 6 April 2014: Financial Penalties for Employers Who Breach Employment Law An Employment Tribunal (ET) now has the discretionary power to impose a financial penalty on
