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A farming company in Cheshire has been fined £50,000 after a 30-year-old worker suffered fatal injuries when a 1.5 tonne concrete panel fell on him. Sean Bennett was helping...
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Trade marks are a fairly difficult area in law and challenges to the registration (or, if registration is granted, the validity) of trade marks are common. Words and/or logos...
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In a classic case of ‘following the money’, determined liquidators have succeeded in tracing £500,000 which was paid out of a company’s bank account shortly before it became insolvent, owing...
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In a further case on the admissibility as evidence before the Employment Tribunal (ET) of an employee’s covert recordings of grievance and disciplinary hearings, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled...
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The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the High Court that a firm of accountants had acted negligently when it failed to point out tax saving opportunities to...
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When a couple engaged a firm of architects to manage the refurbishment of their house, the architects inserted a ‘net contribution clause’ into the contract. The intention of the clause...
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