Commercial Client

• Agricultural Planning Rules Relaxed, But Care Still Needed

  • Posted13 October 2014

  The relaxation of permitted development rights will mean that many holders of agricultural land will be able to develop buildings on their properties for residential purposes. In many cases...

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• Date Fixed For Tribunal Fees Challenge

  • Posted13 October 2014

  Following the introduction of Employment Tribunal (ET) fees in July 2013, the UK’s largest public service trade union, Unison, supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, brought judicial review...

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• Dock Worker Subjected to Homophobic Abuse Wins Dismissal Claim

  • Posted9 October 2014

  A dock worker who was summarily dismissed for gross misconduct following an alleged incident involving him and a fellow worker has been awarded a total of £45,000 in compensation for...

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• Same Functionality Does Not Mean Software Copyright Breach

  • Posted7 October 2014

  Just because a new software product produces the same results, operates in a similar fashion or looks similar to pre-existing software does not mean that the copyright in the original...

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• Nuisance Law Clarified By Concrete Spill Case

  • Posted3 October 2014

  In a test case that entailed a lengthy analysis of the law of nuisance, a water company whose sewer was blocked by concrete in a freak accident has failed to...

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• Mediation Not Always a Panacea

  • Posted1 October 2014

  In a case which revealed that alternative dispute resolution is not always a panacea, the Court of Appeal has lamented the ‘melancholy fact’ that the parties to an apparently commonplace...

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