BYOD Can Spell Trouble, Warns Dell
If you have a ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) policy at your firm, you should think carefully about the implications of such a policy for your data security. Computer giant Dell has recently issued a
Grass-Free Beach Declared a Protected ‘Village Green’
The term ‘village green’ may conjure up to most people an image of a picturesque piece of open grass; however the Court of Appeal has ruled in an important test case that a beach can
Senior Judge Laments ‘Emasculation’ of Legal Aid
A senior judge has lamented the impact that the ‘emasculation’ of the legal aid budget is having on the administration of justice and expressed the view that any savings achieved by the Legal Services Commission
‘Perverse’ Unfair Dismissal Finding Overturned
Where a laboratory worker employed in a safety-critical field frankly admitted falsifying records, his dismissal was fair and a finding to the contrary reached by the lay members of the Employment Tribunal (ET) was perverse,
Marine Insurers Must Pay for Damaged Machines
Cracks discovered in giant waste recycling machines were probably caused in transit as they were transported along rough eastern European roads, the Court of Appeal has ruled in resolving a dispute between insurers over where
Nectar Cards Operator Triumphs in VAT Test Case
The operator of the ‘Nectar’ loyalty card scheme has achieved a major victory over Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs after the Supreme Court accepted that it is entitled, for the purposes of VAT, to reclaim
Sailor’s Widow Denied £150,000 Contractual Death Benefits
A widow whose sailor husband disappeared from the deck of a merchant ship in mid-Atlantic will not receive £150,000 in death benefits under his contract of employment after the Court of Appeal ruled that he
£20 Million Film Distribution Losses Not Deductible
More than £20 million lost by a businessman in respect of film distribution activity could not be set off against his income for tax purposes because the various loss-making transactions were neither in the nature
Tribunal has Broad Power to Vary Leases to Achieve Fairness
The extent of the discretion of the Leasehold Valuation Tribunal (LVT) to vary the terms of leases to cure defects and achieve fairness between the parties has been clarified by the Upper Tribunal (UT). Emphasising
Cheating Gambler Jailed for Contempt of Court
A cheating gambler who persisted in harassing employees of a national bookmaking chain within minutes of being warned to desist by a judge has been committed to prison for 12 months for his flagrant contempt