A high profile Court of Appeal decision underlines the need for businesses to ensure that any compromise agreements they enter into are carefully drafted. The court overturned a High Court decision that an indemnity in a compromise agreement, to pay…
The manufacturer of Crocs beach shoes has failed to convince the Court of Appeal that a derogatory ‘joke’ about its service department that was posted on the internet amounted to a repudiatory breach of contract which justified the termination of…
In refusing to allow a taxi firm to use a telephone number relating to an office outside the area in which its vehicles and drivers are licensed, a High Court judge has emphasised Parliament’s intention that taxi services should be…
A businessman whose luxury yacht exploded in flames 15 minutes into its maiden voyage has won £300,000 from the company that sold it to him. A judge ruled that, barring an attack by a submarine, the only likely explanation for…
A senior employee who admitted directing ‘bar room’ language towards a colleague was unfairly dismissed because the termination of his employment was not within the reasonable range of responses open to his employer. However, the employee’s own contributory fault will…
In a ruling which reveals that even employers as large at British Telecommunications plc (BT) can slip up when it comes to understanding the impact of the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE), the company has been landed…
In a ruling which underlines the vital importance of strict compliance with the letter of severance agreements, a senior investment manager has forfeited his right to £1.7 million in share options after the High Court found that he had breached…
A recent Court of Appeal decision reinforces the importance for businesses of having insurance cover for losses occasioned by fire on their premises. The decision clarified that, although damage caused by fire emanating from an adjoining property could fall within…
A recent case, in which two companies were fined after a construction worker was killed when a lorry overturned onto his vehicle, illustrates the importance of managing transport activities during construction work. Richard Kenny, 48, was killed instantly when the…
The Supreme Court has ruled that a daughter cannot succeed to a tenancy after the death of her mother because the right of succession belongs to her estranged father. The woman’s parents became tenants in 1967 and the freehold of…