A pharmaceuticals group which was fined more than Euros 330 million by the European Commission for anti-competitive conduct in relation to a drug used for treating heart disease is now also facing a tidal wave
A businessman who allowed his company’s finances to descend into chaos received stern criticism from a tax tribunal – but succeeded in overturning crushing penalties on the basis that his disorganisation did not make him
The manufacturers of an innovative electronic device used to de-scale oil pipelines are facing a multi-million-pound damages claim after the High Court refused to accept that the product matched up to industry safety standards. The
A Muslim Royal Mail worker whose complaint about a colleague eying naked women online was attributed by his boss to ‘cultural differences’ has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that he was a victim of
In a case of interest to property professionals, a campaigner who sought to protect a triangle of grass against housing development proposals has failed to convince the High Court that it should be registered as
High end Jermyn Street shirt maker Thomas Pink Limited has triumphed in a High Court trade mark dispute with ‘sexy, mass market’ retailers Victoria’s Secret over the use of the word ‘PINK’ on the latter’s
In a crucial decision for the business community in general, and the banking industry in particular, the Court of Appeal has analysed the workings of the Clearing House Automated Payments System (CHAPS), through which half
In a case which revealed extreme workplace tensions within a secondary school, a teacher who claimed that he was maliciously branded unsafe to work with children after confiscating a mobile phone from a pupil in
A couple who engaged in property development on borrowed money must face up to their multi-million-pound debts after the High Court ruled that their various defences to a bank’s claim were either hopeless or stood
Many people may have now received basic redress offers under the FCA review. This article by Steven Mather discusses what can be done about consequential loss claims and unacceptable offers under the Review.
