Legal Aid Not Available in Homelessness Appeals
In a case which threw into stark relief the grave consequences of legal aid cuts in the civil justice system, a leading firm of solicitors has failed to convince the High Court that public funding
Migrant Domestic Workers and Race Discrimination
In a guideline decision that will be greeted with dismay by those who campaign for the rights of vulnerable migrant workers, the Court of Appeal has ruled that two Nigerian women who were appallingly mistreated
Arbitration Gordian Knot Must Be Cut Pleads Judge
In a striking example of an arbitration award merely firing the starting gun on years of intractable litigation, the High Court has lamented that, almost a decade after a contractor was awarded more than $99
Mis-Drafting of Partnership Agreement Leads to £1.6 Million Award
A leading firm of solicitors has been ordered to pay more than £1.6 million in damages for professional negligence after a busy lawyer misunderstood or misremembered his client’s instructions when drafting a partnership agreement. The
$1 Million Contract Dispute Hangs on One Signature
Following extensive litigation, with more than $1 million at stake, the High Court has found that an apparently complex dispute relating to an abortive oil trading contract is in the end likely to come down
New Minimum Wage Rates
The Government has accepted the recommendations put forward in the Low Pay Commission’s annual report 2014 for the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates for 2014/2015. The following changes will come into effect on 1 October
Tribunal Rules on Part-Time Judges’ Pension Rights
In a ruling which placed an important limitation on the scope of EU rules designed to protect part-time workers from less favourable treatment, a retired part-time judge has failed to convince the Employment Appeal Tribunal
Court Guidance on Road Accident Car Hire Charges
A minor road accident which caused less than £3,000 worth of damage gave rise to a Court of Appeal test case on the burning issue of credit vehicle hire agreements, and a decision of critical
Mormon Temple Denied Business Rates Exemption
The Mormon Church has failed in its long-running campaign to show that the refusal of a full business rates exemption for its temple in Preston, Lancashire, amounted to unlawful discrimination and a violation of its
$1.9 Million Award for Medical Device Contract Breach
A company that was deprived of the opportunity to make substantial profits through the distribution of a novel medical device when its contract to do so was unlawfully terminated has been awarded damages of more