It is not unusual for construction projects to overrun. The contracts for such projects often contain a series of dates specifying when valuations of work done should take place and the stage payments should be made. Normally, this is done…
If you believe that you have been unfairly treated by your employer, you should seek legal advice straight away or risk forfeiting your right to compensation. That point was vividly made in a case involving a supermarket manager who was…
In many organisations, employees have to be trusted to handle money or the business would simply grind to a halt. However, one case in which a company director made unauthorised transfers totalling about £1.8 million illustrates the importance of having…
Although the way in which benefits of employment are taxed is relevant to millions, it is an intensely complex field which only a specialist can be expected to understand. One Court of Appeal case which proved that point involved a…
Employers often go to great lengths to ensure that they retain complete control over workers’ entitlements to bonuses. However, one important case has underlined that such discretions must be exercised reasonably and fairly and that even the most tightly drawn…
An asthmatic warehouse worker who had difficulty climbing stairs, but was required to work on the building’s top floor, has won the right to compensation on the basis that reasonable adjustments had not been made to cater for her disability…
A supermarket worker who was sacked after behaving aggressively towards his line manager has won a fresh opportunity to prove that he was suffering an epileptic fit at the time and that his dismissal amounted to an act of disability…
In popular myth, the Internet is as lawless as the Wild West – but one important High Court case has strikingly revealed that the law can take very effective steps to block wholesale infringement of valuable trade marks online. The…
It is legitimate to bring some pressure to bear on trade debtors to encourage them to pay up - but one case vividly revealed why such matters really are best left to the professionals. The Court of Appeal imposed jail…
It may seem gloomy, but one of the reasons why you need a professional contract drafter is that things do not always go quite according to plan. In one case, a deal which was intended to deliver a new £30…
