Unless you have been on a very long holiday in a darkened room with no access to the news you will be aware that on June 23, 2016, the United Kingdom voted to leave the EU. While the notice period required means that the actual exit date is still unclear, some immediate challenges for businesses
A school was entitled to dismiss its headteacher after she failed to disclose her relationship with a man convicted of making indecent images of children. The Employment Tribunal heard that the man was sentenced to a community order and a sexual offences prevention order forbidding him from having unsupervised access to children under 18. The
One of the EU’s leading law officials has found in favour of a woman who was sacked for wearing an Islamic headscarf at work. The findings of an EU Advocate General are not binding on the European Court of Justice (ECJ), although they are usually accepted. The case involved a French design engineer who wore
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has confirmed that an employee who is unable to take annual leave because of sickness can carry over the entitlement to a later date. The case involved a teacher in Poland who was convalescing from an illness and unable to take her annual leave. When she later came to
A doctor has won her appeal against being dismissed at a disciplinary hearing that she was unable to attend. The case involved a doctor who had been suspended from clinical practice over performance and safety concerns. The written terms of her suspension stated that she could not work as a doctor for any other NHS
Part-time judges have won their claim that they were treated less favourably than their full-time colleagues. The case involved judges employed by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in the property chamber of the First Tier Tribunal. They claimed they were treated less favourably than full-time judges because their fees didn’t fully reflect the time spent
The Brexit vote caused a significant drop in confidence and investor demand in the UK commercial property market, according to a survey by the Royal Institution of Commercial Surveyors (RICS). Both the investment and occupier sides of the market have been affected and both rent and capital value expectations fell into negative territory. A survey
An agent for a software company has been awarded nearly £500,000 in damages and commission following a breach of contract dispute. The issue arose after the agent entered into an agreement to promote the company’s products. The company became dissatisfied with his work and gave him 90 days’ notice of termination in accordance with the
The regulation obliging companies to declare to Companies House who owns or controls them has now come into force. The People with Significant Control register became operative on 30 June. It includes information about the individuals who own or control companies including their name, month and year of birth, nationality, and details of their interest
An increasing number of consumers are defaulting on payments even though they have sufficient funds to cope, according to recent research. A survey of 1,500 people carried out by Echo Managed Services found that 48% had withheld payments because of customer service or billing issues. Nearly 1 in 8 people had refused to pay an