Paid Leave for Public Office Holders – Tribunal Guidance
Employers are bound to give workers paid leave so that they can hold public office. However, a tribunal has questioned whether it was right for a city mayor to be paid as a school mentor
Delay Stymies €7.3 Million Debt Appeal
Legal action is almost always subject to strict time limits and failure to seek prompt professional advice can have catastrophic consequences. In one case, a woman’s hopes of challenging a €7.3 million debt claim against
Need for New Homes Important – But Not Always Decisive
The ever increasing need for more homes in and around London is a vital factor in hundreds of planning decisions – but it is not necessarily decisive. This point was made by the High Court’s
Hit Movie Producers Triumph in Contract Dispute
Following a David and Goliath struggle, the producers of a hit movie have won the right to damages after the High Court found that they understandably took the view that their contractual rights had been
Pole Dancing Company Must Pay for Employee’s Stupidity
Rivalry in business is in the public interest, but can go too far, as one pole dancing accessory company found out to its cost after an employee unwisely registered a tranche of Internet domain names
Professional Negligence Victims Have a Duty to Help Themselves
A company has succeeded in establishing that tax advice given to it by its lawyers in the wake of a Euros 1.5 billion corporate merger was inadequate. However, its claim for damages ultimately failed in
Greater Crested Newts Hold Sway in Crematoria Planning Dispute
Wildlife preservation is a vital factor in many planning decisions and, in one such case, greater crested newts had a central part to play after developers put forward rival proposals for crematoria in an area
Employment Intermediaries – New HMRC Reporting Requirements
On 6 April 2015, the Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2015 came into force. These aim to crack down on false self-employment and abuse of offshore working by introducing reporting
All circumstances considered
It is often the case that Companies and HR Staff will be faced with disciplinary meetings comprising of a multitude of issues to be determined or which have resulted in the need to call a
Contract Adjudicators’ Decisions Are Usually Final
Those who submit contract disputes to adjudicators will normally have to live with their decisions, however much they may disagree with them. In illustration of the point, a company was ordered to pay more than