Damages Awarded for Customer Database Misuse
In a rare breach of confidentiality case, a company whose business was severely hit when its customer database was leaked by a disaffected former employee to a trade rival – which used the information
Tax Authorities Violated Religious Couple’s Human Rights
In what many will view as a victory for a simpler way of life, staunchly religious beekeepers who shun computers, televisions and mobile phones have scored a landmark triumph over the tax authorities. The
Bollywood Song Triggered Copyright Clash
In a reminder that, where apparently conflicting intellectual property rights exist, it is the first in time that usually prevails, the Performing Rights Society (PRS) has had its exclusive rights in respect of a
Madoff Securities Directors Vindicated by High Court
Five long-suffering directors of Bernard Madoff’s London operation have been cleared of groundless accusations levelled at them by the company’s liquidators after the High Court found that they were as much victims of the
Carer Ripped Off Distinguished Pensioner for £1.2 Million
In a ringing warning to families that apparently trustworthy carers for sick relatives can be anything but, a ’dictatorial’ woman who ripped off a celebrated auctioneer who made his name orchestrating the sale of
Flat Dwellers Entitled to Prefer Owner/Occupier Neighbours
In emphasising that it is reasonable for flat dwellers to prefer that their neighbours be owner/occupiers, rather than short-term tenants, the Upper Tribunal has refused to amend a provision in a lease which restricted
Age Discrimination Can Be Objectively Justified
In a ruling which underlines that ageism, unlike other forms of discrimination, can be objectively justified, a civil service worker who received a much smaller payment on taking voluntary redundancy than she would have
High Court Approves Market Re-Development
In a telling example of the devastating impact major planning decisions can have on private property rights, a group of shop-owners – outraged at the prospect of their stores being demolished to make way
CIPD/Simplyhealth Absence Management Survey
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has published the findings of its fourteenth absence management survey, carried out in partnership with Simplyhealth. Key findings are that the average absence per employee
$95 Million Securities Row Must be Heard in England
In a case which illustrates the fearsome jurisdictional difficulties that so often arise in disputes involving companies with a global presence; the High Court has asserted its exclusive right to resolve a contractual disagreement