Commercial Client

• Whistleblowing Nurse’s Dismissal ‘Grossly Unfair’

  • Posted4 November 2021

  There are few things more serious in an employment context than sacking a whistleblower for performing a valuable public service. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) made that point in the...

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• Bidding at an Auction? Do You Understand Your Legal Obligations?

  • Posted1 November 2021

  There are few things more thrilling than bidding at an auction, but raising your paddle has very real legal consequences. A case on point concerned a businessman who mistakenly believed...

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• Hotel Management Company Director Pays Personal Price for VAT Default

  • Posted27 October 2021

  If your company is trading in default of its tax obligations, the corporate veil may very well afford you no protection against the financial consequences. The sole director and shareholder...

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• High Court Detects Apparent Bias in Residential Planning Decision

  • Posted22 October 2021

  Justice should not only be done but should be seen to be done. That phrase may be somewhat hackneyed but, as a High Court planning case showed, it is a...

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• Indirect Consumer Confusion – Bourbon Supplier Wins Trade Mark Battle

  • Posted19 October 2021

  The average consumer is not a fool, but trade mark law is all about mistakes and unwitting assumptions they might be expected to make. The Court of Appeal made that...

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• Discrimination and the Burden of Proof – Supreme Court Clarifies the Law

  • Posted14 October 2021

  Ever since a crucial alteration was made to the wording of the Equality Act 2010, the question of where the burden of proof lies in employment discrimination cases has been...

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