Commercial Client

• Job Interviews and the Risks of Asking Off the Cuff Discriminatory Questions

  • Posted28 December 2018

  Questions asked of job applicants at interview should be carefully considered in advance and formulated with the benefit of legal advice. In one case where that signally did not happen,...

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• Forfeiture for Rent Arrears – Commercial Landlords Take Note!

  • Posted24 December 2018

  In a decision that will be essential reading for property professionals, the High Court has ruled that landlords who invoke the statutory commercial rent arrears recovery (CRAR) regime may thereby...

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• Typhoon Disruption is Reasonable Excuse for Late Tax Payment

  • Posted21 December 2018

  It is fair to say that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) take a hard line when it comes to non-payment or late payment of taxes due. Unless the taxpayer can...

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• Court of Appeal Rules Uber Drivers Are Workers

  • Posted20 December 2018

  The Court of Appeal has ruled that drivers who use online taxi company Uber’s app are ‘workers’ within the meaning of the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), rather than self-employed...

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• Modern Slavery Compliance Regime to be Tightened Up?

  • Posted19 December 2018

  There are estimated to be more than 40 million people who are victims of ‘modern slavery’ at any given time. A quarter of them are children, and the number of...

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• High Court Stamps on Illicit Live Streaming of Boxing Matches Online

  • Posted13 December 2018

  Unauthorised online streaming of major sporting events, depriving organisers of their legitimate revenues, is ever on the increase. However, as a case in which the High Court came to the...

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