Commercial Client

• Disability Discrimination – Corner Shops Owe the Same Duties as Multinationals

  • Posted9 November 2023

  Small businesses not blessed with human resources departments can find it hard to accommodate disabled members of staff who need to take time off work. However, as an Employment Tribunal...

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• Landlord of Converted Office Block Pays Price for Breaching Fire Safety Rules

  • Posted6 November 2023

  To what extent should landlords who have breached fire safety rules be entitled to recover the costs of remedying such breaches from tenants by way of service charges? The Upper...

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• Oil Major Fends Off Shareholder Bid to Reform its Climate Change Strategy

  • Posted3 November 2023

  So-called ‘activist’ shareholders have a perfect right to seek to influence the strategy of companies in which they hold a stake. In a guideline ruling, however, the High Court shut...

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• Employment Status, Control and Mutuality of Obligation – Guideline Ruling

  • Posted31 October 2023

  There is no reason in principle why someone who is a shareholder and controlling director of a company cannot also be its employee. However, as an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling...

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• Local Authority Pays the Price for Privacy and Data Protection Breaches

  • Posted26 October 2023

  For good administrative reasons, public authorities hold a mass of personal data concerning almost every UK resident. However, as a High Court ruling showed, judges are always alert to the...

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• Education Charity Overcomes Restrictive Covenant in College’s Title Deeds

  • Posted23 October 2023

  Restrictions on the use to which properties can be put are often to be found in their title deeds and, in some cases, can have a dramatic impact on their...

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