Commercial Client

• Age Discrimination and Redundancy

  • Posted10 July 2014

  A 61-year-old local authority employee, who received a lower redundancy payment than younger workers with the same length of service because she was over the state pension age that applied...

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• Low Pay Commission Seeks Views on National Minimum Wage Rates

  • Posted9 July 2014

  The Low Pay Commission (LPC) is seeking views from interested parties in order to report on its remit from the Government with regard to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates...

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• Court Fight Increases Cost of Copyright Violation

  • Posted7 July 2014

  A photographer who had taken a picture of pop stars Ke$Ha and LMFAO has received a settlement of £20,000 after the Patents Court ruled that his copyright had been infringed. ...

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• Identification Blunder Stymies Leaseholders’ Hopes

  • Posted3 July 2014

  Leaseholders who wanted to take over management of their own flats had their hopes dashed after the Upper Tribunal (UT) ruled that misidentification of the landlord on a crucial document...

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• Court Underlines Duty of Candour in Contract Negotiations

  • Posted2 July 2014

  A lack of candour in contractual negotiations can lead to grave financial consequences, as was shown when an event management company that lost its only customer four months after signing...

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• Employees’ Right to Request Flexible Working Arrangements

  • Posted30 June 2014

  From 30 June 2014, all employees have the right to ask their employer for a change to their contractual terms and conditions of employment so that they can work flexibly,...

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