In a ruling of significance to all internet advertisers, the Interflora flower delivery network has achieved a qualified victory in a trade mark infringement claim against Marks and Spencer Plc. (M&S) in respect of the
The Supreme Court has ruled that a Methodist Minister was not an employee of the Church and so cannot pursue her claim for unfair dismissal (President of the Methodist Conference v Preston). Hayley Preston became
In a ruling which shows that even the enforcement of tax obligations can be tempered by mercy, the First-Tier Tribunal has come to the aid of a businessman whose small recruitment company’s remittances of PAYE
In a ruling which underlines that payment for services does not necessarily imply the existence of an employment relationship, a court has decided that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) could not be held vicariously liable
In circumstances where a tenant of commercial property paid a full quarter’s rent notwithstanding that the lease was terminated pursuant to a break clause midway through that quarter, the tenant was entitled to reimbursement of
In circumstances where an education provider was directed by an employment tribunal to re-engage an unfairly dismissed teacher, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has underlined that such a course may in certain circumstances be preferable
Disciplinary hearings are always arduous; however an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling has emphasised that wise employers will keep them as stress free as possible. Where the first day of a hearing lasted more than
The creator of the classic 1980s children’s programme, Button Moon, has triumphed in breach of copyright and passing off claims against a businessman who sold a range of t-shirts and mugs bearing strikingly similar designs.
In dismissing a breach of privacy action in respect of press reports of a prominent politician’s alleged paternity of a three-year-old girl (AAA) following an adulterous affair, the Court of Appeal has given important guidance
The High Court has opened the way for a new Oxford-Bicester railway line which will pass within about a kilometre of the Oxford Meadows special conservation area. A campaigner’s plea that an insufficiently precautionary approach
