In a decision which helps to set the boundaries of the employment relationship, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has been found vicariously liable for the negligence of a prison inmate whose carelessness resulted in serious
In a case which underlined the limits of judicial review, a campaigner who feared that a controversial city traffic management scheme would turn the historic Regency street where he lives into a rat run for
The nation’s predominantly silver-haired army of Contract Bridge players will be perplexed by a tax tribunal’s ruling that it is just a ‘game’ – not a ‘sport’ – and that membership subscriptions paid to the
A contractual clause that has been relied upon by cotton traders for more than 100 years came under the legal spotlight as the High Court overturned an arbitration award of more than $720,000 in respect
An Internationally renowned fashion company whose business suffered due to a spate of clandestine warehouse thefts by a trusted employee has triumphed in a marathon legal tussle with insurers who disputed their liability to cover
In a case which makes clear that, in the modern age, a household’s access to gas, electricity, water and other utilities is not a luxury but a necessity, the Court of Appeal has implied an
In a decision of enormous importance to financial advisers and consumers of their services, the Court of Appeal has ruled that those who pursue complaints before the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS), and accept its determinations,
In a case which underlined the special regard that planners must have to the setting of heritage buildings, a local authority has succeeded in its High Court challenge to plans for an 86-metre high wind
In a case which highlights the difficulty of proving causation in whistle-blowing cases, a high-flying bank worker who claims that she was disadvantaged after accusing a colleague of spiking her drink during a hotel meeting
In a decision which underlines that protest websites have a legitimate place on the internet – no matter how damaging they may be for those on the receiving end of criticism – an accountancy firm
