Commercial Client

• Suppression of Takings – HMRC Rains on Takeaway Pizza Company’s Parade

  • Posted17 November 2023

  Companies that suppress their takings, thereby evading tax, may live on the fat of the land for a while. However, as a tax tribunal ruling showed, the corporate veil often...

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• ‘Reckless’ Travel Company Director Ordered to Compensate Customers

  • Posted14 November 2023

  Those who manage companies in a reckless or incompetent manner can expect to be banned from holding directorships in future – but should they also be ordered personally to compensate...

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• 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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