London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) workers have triumphed in their fight to prove that their employers’ refusal to award them a 2.5% pay rise in the year commencing April 2009 breached the terms of a collective bargaining agreement and amounted to an unlawful
In opening the way for eviction of an extended family of gypsies – including several children – from a green belt site in Surrey, the High Court has given authoritative guidance on the correct balance to be struck between human rights and the proper enforcement
In the context of a passing off claim, the High Court has ruled that yoghurt labelled as ‘Greek Yoghurt’ in the UK market must be made in Greece. Issuing a permanent injunction to restrain the sale of American-made yoghurt as ‘Greek Yoghurt’, the court accepted
The Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 2013 has made changes to the rules relating to collective redundancy consultation. From 6 April 2013, where an employer is proposing to dismiss as redundant 100 or more employees at one establishment within a
The list of countries with which HM Revenue and Customs exchange tax information is ever growing and the Government has today (9 April) reported that it has reached agreement with France, Germany, Italy and Spain to develop and pilot multilateral tax information exchange. The system
The parties to a bitter building dispute have been urged by the Technology and Construction Court to stand back and ‘take a sensible and commercial look’ at the case and to consider whether it is worthwhile fighting on after six years of costly litigation. The
The new Consumer Insurance Act came into effect on 6 April 2013, bringing benefits for individuals who buy insurances of all types. The nub of the change is that the requirement for the insured to make appropriate disclosures is replaced with a duty on the
In a ruling acknowledged to be of ‘considerable public importance’, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has identified a glaring lacuna in the Equality Act 2010 that prevents employees claiming victimisation in respect of conduct post-dating the termination of their employment. A car body repairer was
Consent granted by a planning inspector for the conversion of a single-bay garage to living accommodation has been overturned by the High Court after Westminster City Council objected that it would set a damaging precedent in an area of central London plagued by a scarcity
Landlords have a statutory obligation under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 to maintain gas appliances in their property. They are required by law to arrange for a Gas Safe registered engineer to check all flues and gas appliances within 12 months of
