Taxpayers – Watch out for Bank Holidays!
In a stern warning to taxpayers that they should keep a close eye on their diaries, a health and safety company was hit with a £12,000 penalty after forgetting about a bank holiday and
Sunday Working Religious Discrimination Ruling
A devoutly Christian care worker who complained of religious discrimination after her local authority employer required her to work on Sundays has failed in her landmark fight for compensation – but only at the
Church of England Rector in Employment Test Case
The heated debate over the employment rights of ministers of religion – or lack of them – is set to continue after a Church of England Rector won the right to a full hearing
Surveyors Not Liable for Shop Front Accident
In giving important guidance on the vexed issue of duties owed by professionals to those who are not their clients and to the public in general, the Court of Appeal has cleared surveyors of
‘Offices to Homes’ Policy Comes Under High Court Fire
In a crucial test case for businesses and property professionals, local authorities who say that they were unfairly refused exemptions from controversial changes in planning rules that allowed wholesale conversion of offices into homes
Commercial Radio Merger’s Impact on Competition
In a ruling of significance to the business community, and the media in particular, Britain’s largest commercial radio operator has failed to overturn a Competition Commission order that it must divest itself of a
Guidance on Insolvency and Transfer of Undertakings
In a case which raised novel issues on the interrelationship between insolvency and transfer of undertakings rules, a haulage company (company A) is facing a rash of Employment Tribunal (ET) proceedings after taking over
Extreme Case of Office Politics Hits Court
In an extreme case of office politics, a bitter falling out between a husband and wife team and the former manager of their legal practice culminated in an enormously costly four-day High Court hearing
Homeowner Disturbed by Model Aircraft Wins
A homeowner who is tired of the noise of model aircraft flying over neighbouring farmland has persuaded the High Court that local planners erred in law when they granted a certificate of lawful use
Unique Ivory Artefacts’ Seizure Triggers Legal Row
Form-filling errors can have devastating consequences, as an international transport company found out when it was left to carry the financial can after a unique set of ivory artefacts were seized by customs officers