Christian School Teacher Classroom Ban Upheld
The High Court has upheld a classroom ban on a Christian school teacher who condemned the ‘homosexual lifestyle’ in front of pupils. In what is believed to be the first case of its kind, a
New Minimum Wage Rates From 1 October 2013
The Government has accepted the recommendations of the Low Pay Commission (LPC) regarding the adult and youth rates of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) payable for 2013/2014. However, the apprentice rate, which applies to apprentices
Wind Turbines ‘Proximity’ Policy Declared Unlawful
An emerging planning policy by which a local authority sought to impose a sliding scale of minimum distances between wind turbines and residential properties as a material consideration in planning decisions has been struck down
Court Rules on £12 Million Construction Contract Debt
A construction company (the applicant) which claims that it is owed more than £12 million in respect of work it performed on the installation of a bio-ethanol processing plant may only recover four pence in
Court Rules on Non-Party Costs Orders Test Case
Following the Court of Appeal’s ruling in a case of vital importance to the legal profession, solicitors’ firms will have to exercise extreme caution in providing financial support to impecunious clients to enable them to
Glass Partitions Gasket Patent Valid and Infringed
The manufacturer of a gasket, used to divide and seal glass room partitions, has established that its patent is valid and that it was infringed by a rival company’s product. Arguments that the gasket’s design
Disclosure Ordered in International Cartel Dispute
More than five years after legal proceedings were instituted by one of the victims of an intricate anti-competitive cartel that stretched across the world the High Court has paved the way for the matter to
Reinsurers Fail to Block Oil Storage Tank Liability
Reinsurers have failed in a High Court bid to avoid potential liability for a $28 million claim in respect of a crude oil storage tank in Kuwait that was damaged after settling on unsure foundations.
Housing Development Plans Boosted
Proposals for up to 175 new homes on the edge of a Berkshire village have been boosted after the High Court ruled that the civil servant who blocked the plans made an error of law
Fire Service Workers Entitled to 2.5% Pay Rise
London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA) workers have triumphed in their fight to prove that their employers’ refusal to award them a 2.5% pay rise in the year commencing April 2009 breached the terms