A disabled employee who reduced his hours from full-time to part-time before taking ill health retirement was not treated unfavourably in the calculation of his pension rights. That was the decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of man who retired at the age of 37 after longstanding medical issues. The court heard
Airbnb is becomingly increasingly popular. The website allows users to rent out their homes, rooms or apartments to others. The frequently lower prices and greater choice available makes Airbnb an attractive choice for many vacationers. However, Airbnb recently came to blows with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the way in which their guest
Blue v Ashley [2017] EWHC 1928, 26 July 2017 In English Law, there must be an intention to be legally bound for a contract to be binding on the parties. In the very recent case of Blue v Ashley, the High Court considered whether the parties had this intention in an informal pub setting. In
More than 30 of the government’s biggest suppliers have voluntarily committed to pay 95% of invoices within 60 days – and to work towards adopting 30 days as the norm. The commitments are part of the Prompt Payment Code (PPC) initiative, which aims to ensure that small businesses are paid on time. The PPC sets
The High Court has enabled a family to take over the ownership and running of a company after the owner died. The case involved a cleaning services company in Lancashire. The owner had left the business in his will to his family. After his death, the company continued as a going concern under instructions from
The government has published guidance on the future of intellectual property laws after Britain leaves the European Union. These are some of the key points: Trade marks While the UK remains a full member of the EU then EU Trade Marks (EUTM) continue to be valid in the UK. When the UK leaves the EU,
A company director has won his appeal against penalties imposed by HMRC for failing to submit a self-assessment tax return on time. The tribunal held that it was not the responsibility of a director to register for self-assessment and send a personal self-assessment tax return each year unless there was a prompt or reminder from
A senior executive has failed to avoid garden leave by claiming his company was subject to a TUPE takeover after he resigned. Dean Berry resigned from ICAP Management Services Ltd to join a competitor, BGB Services (Holdings) LLP. ICAP put him on garden leave until the end of his notice period. ICAP was then taken
Parents who suffer the death of a child would receive statutory paid leave to grieve, under a proposed new law being supported by the government. Currently there is no legal requirement for employers to provide paid leave for grieving parents. The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill seeks to ensure grieving parents receive paid leave
An employee has been jailed for six weeks after breaching a court injunction prohibiting him from revealing confidential company information. The issue arose after the company lost a contract to a competitor. It brought a claim against the employee alleging that he had breached his employment contract by transmitting confidential information to a rival firm.