In a unique decision of importance to all NHS employees and others who work for public authorities, an ex-paramedic who groped a vulnerable woman in the back of an ambulance while taking her to hospital
Among the help announced for flood victims is the following: a £5,000 grant to provide financial support for households and businesses to pay for repairs which improve a property’s ability to withstand future flooding;
Whilst it might be tempting to pick up a ‘knock off’ of a luxury brand item from an overseas website (and some sites make the fact that they goods they sell are not genuine –
In an important case for educational institutions, a college is in line for a bumper tax rebate after convincing the Upper Tribunal (UT) that haute cuisine served at its top quality in-house restaurant, run by
In refusing to increase a £6,000 damages pay-out awarded to an Army chef after he was called a ‘dumb black b***ard’ by a sergeant, the Court of Appeal has underlined the importance of public perception
In a case which gives useful guidance on the limitations of the scope of the equality duties owed by public authorities, a disability campaigner, who said that she would be effectively exiled from Colchester’s main
In a sad example of a family-orientated corporate structure proving anything but a panacea, the High Court has ordered the winding up of a farming company due to the inability of its directors – three
In a case which succinctly encapsulated the current state of the law on the vicarious liability of employers, an innocent customer who was savagely attacked by a petrol kiosk attendant on a supermarket forecourt has
In the context of Council Tax, the High Court has emphasised that it is the physical characteristics of premises, not the intention of their owners, that is decisive when it comes to assessing whether they
In an important test case for the finance and insurance industries, the High Court is being asked to define what is meant by a ‘consumer’ as insurance brokers challenge the jurisdiction of the Financial Ombudsman
