In what a judge described as a legal ‘whodunnit’, the High Court was called upon to decide whether building subcontractors bore responsibility for faulty installation of a plumbing unit which caused £6.5 million in flood
The freedom to picket and protest peacefully is jealously guarded by law. However, one High Court case, involving an industrial dispute between office cleaners and their employer, strikingly showed that there is no carte blanche
Draft agreements that are ‘subject to contract’ are merely working documents that do little more than express a hope for the future. One property development company found that out to its cost after putting large
In a case of interest to tax professionals and the technology industry, a tribunal has ruled that mobile phones and tablets which are pre-loaded with software designed to assist disabled people should be zero-rated for
All legal proceedings start with the service of documents and a failure in that respect is very often fatal. In one case, the High Court came to the aid of a shipping company which was
Despite their sometimes fearsome reputation, HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are not all powerful and, with the benefit of sound legal advice, any wrong decisions that they make can be overturned. That happened in one
The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is seeking views on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) rates that should apply from April 2017. Whereas the NMW rates have traditionally been set with
In the context of a shipping contract dispute, the High Court has reiterated the basic principle of law that evidence obtained by torture must be disregarded by the courts of any civilised nation. The Court
In an important decision for the financial services and insurance industries, the Court of Appeal has given a wide interpretation to the term ‘regulated activity’ and ruled that it encompasses preliminary, fact-finding, inquiries made of
Those at the helm of companies are obliged by law to put their own interests second to those of shareholders. In one case that highlighted the point, a logistics company had launched proceedings against its
