Court of Appeal Solves Shipping Contracts Puzzle
In clearing up a burning contractual issue that has long puzzled shipping lawyers, the Court of Appeal has ruled that the buyers of a $22 million merchant vessel forfeited their 10 per cent deposit
New Guidance on Preventing Illegal Working
The Home Office has updated its guidance for employers on preventing illegal working in the UK to allow for the following changes: The ending on 31 December 2013 of the restrictions
New Guidance on the National Minimum Wage
The Government has produced new guidance to help employers comply with the National Minimum Wage legislation. This covers the following topics: Eligibility for the NMW; Calculating the NMW;
Naïve VAT Fraud Dupe Pays £1.4 Million Price
A company that was innocently caught up in one of the rash of missing trader intra-community (MTIC) frauds that infected the electronics export/import trade has been denied a £1.4 million VAT deduction after the
Keep Up with the Mortgage – Or See Others Profit
In a ringing warning to homeowners that failing to keep up with mortgage payments can have agonising consequences, a defaulter who suffered the frustration of seeing his repossessed home sold to a property developer,
Innocent Wife ‘Aided’ Husband’s Unlawful Investment Scheme
In a case of love conquering all – including good sense – a wife who was ‘swept off her feet’ by her lying husband and bore two of his children whilst he fleeced friends
Crash Victim Fights Off Insurers’ Fraud Claim
In a telling setback to the insurance industry’s campaign to crack down on fraud, a mother-of-two who was accused of grossly exaggerating road crash injuries in a bid for a £210,000 compensation award has
Taxpayers – Watch out for Bank Holidays!
In a stern warning to taxpayers that they should keep a close eye on their diaries, a health and safety company was hit with a £12,000 penalty after forgetting about a bank holiday and
Sunday Working Religious Discrimination Ruling
A devoutly Christian care worker who complained of religious discrimination after her local authority employer required her to work on Sundays has failed in her landmark fight for compensation – but only at the
Church of England Rector in Employment Test Case
The heated debate over the employment rights of ministers of religion – or lack of them – is set to continue after a Church of England Rector won the right to a full hearing