Benefit Cheats Receive Judgment of Solomon
A former couple, who for over a decade successfully defrauded the benefits system by pretending that they were separated – and ended up battling it out in court over ownership of their family home after
Residents to Have Their Say in Neighbourhood Referendum
In an important test of local democracy in the planning context, the High Court has struggled through Byzantine legislation and opened the way for a neighbourhood referendum in which residents of a county town will
Huge Conveyor System ‘Forms Part of the Land’
In a guideline decision, the High Court has ordered enforcement of an adjudicator’s award on the basis that a kilometre-long conveyor system had a sufficient degree of permanency to render its installation a ‘construction operation’
Wind Farms Attracting Central Government Concern
In a clear indication that the visual and other impacts of the ever-increasing number of wind farms have become a matter of Central Government concern, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government overruled
Obesity Can Constitute a Disability, ECJ Rules
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that obesity can constitute a ‘disability’ within the meaning of EU Directive 2000/78/EC, which establishes a general framework for equal treatment in employment. The ruling came in
Government Acts to Prevent Large Backdated Holiday Pay Claims
In a move described by the TUC as a ‘blatant attempt to water down’ last month’s decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in Bear Scotland v Fulton that holiday pay should reflect non-guaranteed overtime that
Broker Fights for Super Yacht Sale Commission
At what point does an agent’s introduction of an eventual buyer become an ‘effective cause’ of the sale? The Court of Appeal will consider that vital issue as brokers battle for a 10 per cent
Extra-Territorial Reach of Employment Tribunals Considered
A novel attempt to deploy human rights legislation to extend the territorial reach of UK employment tribunals, so that they could deal with whistleblowing cases from around the globe, has fallen on fallow ground but
Disloyal Employee Receives £50,000 Damages Bill
A senior recycling company employee who violated the duty of good faith and fidelity he owed his bosses when he upped sticks and set up a rival business paid a heavy price for his disloyalty
Controversial Employment Tribunal Fees Are Lawful
Controversial charges imposed on those who use Employment Tribunals (ETs) have been approved by the High Court – despite a trade union’s plea that they discriminate against the poor, weak and vulnerable, rendering their employment rights