Commercial Client

• Can Collective Agreements be Rectified? Supreme Court Ruling

  • Posted6 January 2025

  Under Section 179(1) of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, a collective agreement is presumed not to be legally enforceable unless it contains a provision stating that...

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• Supreme Court Confirms ‘Immovables Rule’ in Bankruptcy Case

  • Posted3 January 2025

  In a case concerning whether a property in England fell within the scope of a bankruptcy order made in Russia, the Supreme Court has confirmed that, subject to certain exceptions...

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• Annual Increases in Vehicle Benefit Charges

  • Posted31 December 2024

  As announced in the Autumn Budget 2024, the van benefit charge and the car and van fuel benefit charges are to increase from 6 April 2025, in line with the...

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• ET Erred in Analysis of Harassment and Victimisation Claims

  • Posted27 December 2024

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has found that an Employment Tribunal (ET) erred in law in its consideration of what was required for harassment to be ‘related to’ a protected...

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• HSE Publishes Ill Health and Injury Statistics for 2023/24

  • Posted13 December 2024

  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on ill health and injuries in the workplace for the year 2023/24. The number of employees who reported...

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• Appeal Against VAT Penalties Partly Successful

  • Posted10 December 2024

  A company has succeeded in reducing VAT default surcharges of more than £9,000 after the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) found that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had not demonstrated that a...

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