Formula One Breach of Confidence Ruling
In a ruling which usefully clarified the correct measure of damages in breach of confidence cases, the Court of Appeal has refused to increase a Euros 25,000 award made to a Formula One racing
Legal Costs ‘Wagged the Dog’ of Construction Dispute
In the context of a construction dispute where legal costs bills vastly exceeded the sums that were realistically recoverable and ended up ‘wagging the dog’, the High Court has sent a powerful message to
Defiance of Planning Control Can Lead to Jail
A landowner who failed to clear his agricultural holding of inappropriate development despite receiving a £250,000 fine for his repeated breaches of planning control has been given a suspended prison sentence for his contempt
B&B Gay Discrimination Case to Supreme Court
A devoutly Christian bed & breakfast landlady who was ordered to compensate a gay couple after refusing to put them in a room with a double bed has failed in an appeal against the decision
Collective Redundancies Update
Under Section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (TULRCA), employers have a duty to consult with appropriate representatives of employees concerning forthcoming redundancies if 20 or more employees are
Companies: Beware the Threat from Within
In a case which starkly illustrated the uncomfortable fact that the biggest threat to business success may come from within, the High Court has come to the aid of a financial services company whose
Trial Judge’s Assessment of Credibility ‘Unchallengeable’
In emphasising that the purpose of the appellate process is to correct errors of law and that it is only very rarely appropriate to challenge a trial judge’s findings of fact, the Court of
Use of Covert Surveillance Did Not Make Dismissal Unfair
In City and County of Swansea v Gayle, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that the Employment Tribunal (ET) was in error in finding that an employer’s use of covert video surveillance to
Internet Titans Clash in Trademarks Dispute
In a ruling which illustrates that even corporate titans can fall foul of intellectual property laws, Microsoft Corporation will have to re-christen its ‘SkyDrive’ cloud storage service after a judge found that the name
Tax Treatment of Employment-Related Share Options
In a ruling that gives useful guidance on the tax treatment of employment-related share options, the First-Tier Tribunal has rejected a taxpayer’s appeal against a substantial tax demand notwithstanding his plea that he joined