Commercial Client

• Unfair Dismissal – Final Warnings

  • Posted10 September 2013

  The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled (Simmonds v Milford Club) that if the facts of a case give an Employment Tribunal (ET) reason to believe that a material previous...

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• Perfume Distribution Contract Terminated by Conduct

  • Posted6 September 2013

  A substantial contract for the worldwide distribution of luxury perfumes was terminated by cumulative instances of unreasonable and high-handed conduct by the distributor, including excessive and unnecessary ordering of stock...

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• Tenants Face Massive Repair Bill

  • Posted4 September 2013

  The former tenants of a prime location office block that was left in a state of severe dilapidation on the expiry of a full-repairing lease have been ordered to pay...

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• BYOD – Data Controllers’ Obligations

  • Posted2 September 2013

  The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) requires data controllers to take appropriate technical and organisational measures to prevent unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or...

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• New Type of Employment Contract Introduced

  • Posted1 September 2013

  The Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013 provides for a new type of employment status, the ‘employee shareholder’ – with effect from 1 September 2013. Employee shareholders will agree to...

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• Covert Recordings – Admissible as Evidence?

  • Posted29 August 2013

  In Vaughan v London Borough of Lewisham and Others, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) reaffirmed that whilst the practice of making secret recordings may be regarded as ‘very distasteful’ and...

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