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EAT Overturns Indirect Disability Discrimination Finding

Employment Tribunals (ETs) have a duty to give sufficient reasons for their decisions so that the...

UT Upholds Rejection of Late IR35 Appeal

Disagreements with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can be complicated and protracted, but it is...

Landlord Served With Improvement Notice Wins Appeal

Can a local housing authority serve an improvement notice under Section 12 of the Housing Act...

Locum Consultant Not Entitled to Permanent Contract

Under Regulation 8 of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment)...

Company Recovers Domain Name from Web Developer

If a business discovers that someone else has registered a UK domain name which is similar to its...

Manager Who Overpaid Himself Breached Fiduciary Duties

In a decision that will serve as both a relief and a warning to companies with trusted key...

Poultry Workers Not Entitled to NMW for Travel to Farms

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that poultry workers were not 'working' while...

RTM Company Cannot Recover Legal Fees from Tenant

When incurring costs in respect of a property, landlords should consider at an early stage whether...

Trade Mark Registration Breached Fiduciary Duty

A financial services company has succeeded in its appeal against a High Court ruling that it was...

Decision-Maker's Knowledge is Key in Whistleblowing Claim

Where an employee who has made a protected disclosure is dismissed, can the dismissal be unfair if...

TV Presenter's IR35 Appeal Remitted to FTT

In a case that illustrated the complexities of IR35 (also known as the intermediaries...

Director Banned for Breaching COVID Loan Rules

A man has been banned from acting as a company director for 10 years after breaching the rules of...

Proposed Changes to Employment Law Outlined

As part of the legislative programme set out in the King's Speech, the government has outlined...

Application to Modify Restrictive Covenant Succeeds

The Upper Tribunal (UT) has granted a social housing provider's application to modify a...

ICO Statistics on Data Security Incidents

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has updated its statistics on data security incidents...

Employer Did Not Have Constructive Knowledge of Disability

Under Section 15(2) of the Equality Act 2010 , an employer has a defence to a claim of disability...

Court Orders Correction of Errors in Partnership Accounts

The passage of time does not necessarily prevent partners from revisiting partnership accounts...

Landlord Granted Dispensation from Consultation Requirements

Under Section 20 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 , landlords must consult with leaseholders...

HGV Driver's Resignation Defeats Unfair Dismissal Claim

An HGV driver's unfair dismissal claim has been rejected after the Employment Tribunal (ET) found...
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