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When disputes arise over the meaning of a contract, it is usual for the court to look first at what the wording of the contract means and then at the...
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References to ‘seniority’ or ‘length of service’ can all too easily be read as impermissible references to an employee’s age, a point which was made by one case in which...
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It is hardly surprising that directors of companies that face insolvency often wish to recoup their investments before the balloon goes up. However, as one High Court case concerning a...
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An empty office block in Blackpool was given a rateable value (RV) of £490,000 by the local valuation officer, who made the valuation based on the expected rent for which...
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For a person who has no need of the income from a family company, a dividend waiver, which allows other shareholders to receive dividends but not the person who has...
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Under the Equality Act 2010, direct discrimination occurs when the reason for a person being treated less favourably than another is one of the protected characteristics covered by the Act....
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