A financial adviser was unfairly dismissed after his employer put unreasonable pressure on him to extend a restrictive covenant. That was the decision of the Employment Tribunal in a case involving Peter Ward, who worked as a financial planning provider for Fiducia Comprehensive Financial Planning from 2009-2018. In May 2018, Ward resigned from the company
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that the airline Ryanair discriminated against a flight attendant when she returned to work after being diagnosed with a brain tumour. Margita Dworak had worked for Ryanair from 2004-2018 and was a senior flight attendant at the time she resigned. In 2015, she began to experience severe headaches. These lasted
A housing association was entitled to evict a disabled tenant even though it had failed to comply with its public sector equality duty (PSED) under the Equality Act 2010. That was the decision of the Court of Appeal in a case involving Aldwyck Housing Group Ltd. One of its tenants, who was physically disabled, had
A marketing company has been awarded £150,000 following a contract dispute with a Formula One racing team. The case involved Amp Advisory & Management Partners A.G. and Force India Formula One Team Ltd (In Liquidation) (2019). The issue arose after Force India announced a sponsorship deal with an Austrian company in March 2017. Amp had
A vehicle leasing company has won its claim to recover more than £560,000 in unpaid invoices following a dispute with a customer. The case involved Venson Automotive Solutions Ltd v Morrisons Facilities Services Ltd. The two companies had entered into a contract in which Venson leased a fleet of 1,014 vehicles to Morrisons. The hire
A minority shareholder has been granted an interim injunction preventing a company from issuing new shares and loan notes. The applicant in the case had a minority shareholding in Brickvest Ltd (2019). There was a shareholders’ agreement specifying that certain matters required the applicant’s written consent, including the allotment of shares. The applicant sought an
A group of tenants have won their appeal to exercise the right of collective enfranchisement and acquire the freehold of their flats. The properties were owned by Grosvenor (Mayfair) Estate and held on a long lease by K Group Holdings Inc (2019). The issue arose after Aldford House Freehold Ltd, the nominee purchaser for 17
The fashion house Mulberry has successfully defended a discrimination claim from a former employee who was dismissed after refusing to sign a confidentiality agreement. The case involved designer Anna Gray, who had access to some of Mulberry’s designs ahead of their launch to market. She was dismissed after she refused to sign a confidentiality agreement.
Tenants threatened with eviction are set to receive enhanced legal support under new measures proposed by the government. The Housing Possession Court Duty Scheme (HPCDS) offers free ‘on-the-day’ legal advice to anyone in danger of being evicted from their home or having their property repossessed, regardless of their financial circumstances. The government is proposing changes
A marketing company that specialises in introducing sponsors to sports teams has lost a commission claim against a Formula One racing team. The case involved Sports Mantra India Private Ltd and Force India Formula One Team Ltd (in liquidation, 2019). The two parties made an agency agreement in 2009 stating that: “”If Force India enters