Commercial Client

• Restrictive Employment Covenants Must Be ‘Reasonable’

  • Posted10 October 2013

  In declaring unenforceable a restrictive covenant contained in a senior financial adviser’s employment contract, the High Court has emphasised that such clauses are not worth the paper they are written...

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• Contract Determines Deposit Status

  • Posted8 October 2013

  When a contract is terminated and a deposit has been paid, what is the status of the deposit? A recent case has clarified the law in this area. In...

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• Valid Community Trade Mark Not Full Protection Against Action

  • Posted7 October 2013

  You have a registered trade mark – so you think there’s no risk of having an action brought against you for trade mark infringement. But would you be right? ...

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• Mediation Failure Leads to Court Date

  • Posted4 October 2013

  When work carried out by a building contractor during a redevelopment project caused damage to the facade of the building being redeveloped, the owner sued the building contractor for the...

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• Blind NHS Worker Wins Discrimination Claim

  • Posted2 October 2013

  An NHS worker who was ultimately made redundant following a serious deterioration in her eyesight is due substantial compensation after the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruled that her employer had...

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• New National Minimum Wage Rates – A Reminder

  • Posted1 October 2013

  Employers are reminded that the following changes to the National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates are effective from 1 October 2013: the adult NMW rate increases from £6.19 to...

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