Commercial Client

• Collective Redundancy Consultation and the Meaning of ‘Establishment’

  • Posted30 April 2015

  Under Section 188 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992, employers have a duty to consult with appropriate representatives of employees concerning forthcoming redundancies if 20 or...

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• Deluxe Not Distinctive

  • Posted29 April 2015

  Lidl has had an application to have ‘Deluxe’ registered as a Community Trade Mark rejected on the ground that it is not sufficiently distinctive in character to warrant trade mark...

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• University Fellow Can Pursue Victimisation Complaints

  • Posted27 April 2015

  A former university research fellow, who claims that she was victimised by her bosses for making a sex discrimination complaint to an Employment Tribunal (ET), has had her hopes of...

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• Tenancy Deposit Rules Come Under the Spotlight

  • Posted24 April 2015

  Under the Housing Act 2004 (as amended by the Localism Act 2011), any deposit paid under an assured shorthold tenancy must be paid by the landlord into a government-backed tenancy...

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• Conduct Costs Despite Court Win

  • Posted22 April 2015

  There is a general rule that the loser pays the costs of a legal dispute. When an offer to settle a claim is made by a defendant, the legal costs...

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• HMRC Stymied Over Caravan Tax Claim

  • Posted16 April 2015

  VAT law is clear that when a supply is made as a single supply, the VAT rate which applies is that of the principal supply. However, sales frequently include items...

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