In a case which highlights the difficulty of proving causation in whistle-blowing cases, a high-flying bank worker who claims that she was disadvantaged after accusing a colleague of spiking her drink during a hotel meeting
In a decision which underlines that protest websites have a legitimate place on the internet – no matter how damaging they may be for those on the receiving end of criticism – an accountancy firm
In a unique decision of importance to all NHS employees and others who work for public authorities, an ex-paramedic who groped a vulnerable woman in the back of an ambulance while taking her to hospital
Among the help announced for flood victims is the following: a £5,000 grant to provide financial support for households and businesses to pay for repairs which improve a property’s ability to withstand future flooding;
Whilst it might be tempting to pick up a ‘knock off’ of a luxury brand item from an overseas website (and some sites make the fact that they goods they sell are not genuine –
In an important case for educational institutions, a college is in line for a bumper tax rebate after convincing the Upper Tribunal (UT) that haute cuisine served at its top quality in-house restaurant, run by
In refusing to increase a £6,000 damages pay-out awarded to an Army chef after he was called a ‘dumb black b***ard’ by a sergeant, the Court of Appeal has underlined the importance of public perception
In a case which gives useful guidance on the limitations of the scope of the equality duties owed by public authorities, a disability campaigner, who said that she would be effectively exiled from Colchester’s main
In a sad example of a family-orientated corporate structure proving anything but a panacea, the High Court has ordered the winding up of a farming company due to the inability of its directors – three
In a case which succinctly encapsulated the current state of the law on the vicarious liability of employers, an innocent customer who was savagely attacked by a petrol kiosk attendant on a supermarket forecourt has
