Commercial Client

• When is a Teacher Not a Teacher? High Court Rules

  • Posted9 March 2015

  In a striking example of an employment relationship being transformed over time by custom and practice, the High Court has ruled on the status of a woman who was taken...

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• Contractor Liable When Shoddy Work Makes Flats Unfit for Human Habitation

  • Posted6 March 2015

  The risks associated with buying ‘off plan’ are illustrated by a recent case in which the owners of more than 100 flats in two blocks in Leeds found themselves facing...

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• Refusal to Mediate Justified, Rules Court

  • Posted3 March 2015

  Normally, a refusal to mediate will incur the displeasure of the court and can be expensive if the court decides that the legal costs were higher than need be because...

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• Court Interpreters’ Race Discrimination Claims Boosted

  • Posted26 February 2015

  In Windle and Another v Secretary of State for Justice, foreign language interpreters who claim that they suffered race discrimination whilst working for Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS)...

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• Low Pay Commission’s Recommendations on Increases to the National Minimum Wage

  • Posted25 February 2015

  The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has published its 2015 report in which it makes recommendations to the Government on National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates. The recommendation as regards the...

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• Injunctions Given in Counterfeit Web Sales Case

  • Posted24 February 2015

  A recent decision is good news for the proprietors of brands that suffer from the trepidations of counterfeit copies of their goods being sold over the Internet. The High...

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