In a ruling which underlines that ageism, unlike other forms of discrimination, can be objectively justified, a civil service worker who received a much smaller payment on taking voluntary redundancy than she would have
In a telling example of the devastating impact major planning decisions can have on private property rights, a group of shop-owners – outraged at the prospect of their stores being demolished to make way
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has published the findings of its fourteenth absence management survey, carried out in partnership with Simplyhealth. Key findings are that the average absence per employee
In a case which illustrates the fearsome jurisdictional difficulties that so often arise in disputes involving companies with a global presence; the High Court has asserted its exclusive right to resolve a contractual disagreement
In a stern warning to web entrepreneurs that abusive registration of internet domain names with a view to profit will not be tolerated, a businessman brought down the wrath of car manufacturers, Jaguar Land
In a case which gives valuable guidance on the correct balance to be struck between the protection of rural England and the rights of the individual, a gypsy mother who has an ‘aversion to
Non-solicitation clauses in their contracts must be taken seriously Recently, a company director who lured away a string of his ex-employer’s prime customers within days of being made redundant and in breach of
In a case which vividly revealed how events in the distant feudal past can still be relevant to issues arising today, the Court of Appeal has delved back to the age of chivalry in
In a ruling which clarifies the interplay between disability discrimination rules and the doctrine of frustration, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that where a worker was laid low by a serious stroke, rendering
A financial services company that claims to have fallen victim to a $160 million fraud has defeated arguments that the Commercial Court should not entertain its claims for damages and restitution against the alleged
