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
A new code providing tenants in tied pubs with more rights and greater protection has now come into effect. The Pubs Code covers businesses that own 500 or more tied pubs in England and Wales. It gives around 12,000 tenants new safeguards such as increased transparency about the tied deals available, a fair rent assessment
A number of large companies including Cartier International have won a legal battle to oblige internet service providers (ISPs) to block websites that were infringing their intellectual property rights. The case involved several websites that were advertising and selling counterfeit goods. The ISPs did not dispute that copyrights had been breached but contended it was
A pub owner has won an appeal against planning permission for a large development that would almost entirely block out light from her premises. The court heard that developers had been granted permission to demolish a single storey building and replace it with a three storey block comprising of commercial premises on the first two
The Supreme Court has ruled that a director could not be held personally liable for his company’s failure to provide adequate insurance for its employees. The case involved a director who was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the company. In June 2006, an employee suffered an injury while working with an electric circular saw.
In the somewhat frenetic atmosphere that has existed since the morning following the EU Referendum there has been a great deal of speculation so we thought it would assist to provide some facts. Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union sets out the process for a member state to withdraw from the EU. Until
The retailer Asda has failed in its attempt to force 7,000 women to pursue equal pay claims in the High Court instead of at an employment tribunal. The case involved claims by more than 7,000 Asda employees, overwhelmingly women, working in its stores across the UK. They claimed equal pay with staff, mainly men, employed
MPs have called for a substantial reduction in employment tribunal fees to ensure access to justice in the workplace. The House of Commons Justice Committee says the introduction of issue fees and hearing fees for claimants in July 2013 has led to a drop of almost 70% in the number of cases brought. The number
A company has won its appeal against a TUPE transfer ruling following the awarding of a contract with the Ministry of Defence. The case involved a company called Millbrook Furnishing Ltd, which renovated wood and metal furniture for the MoD between 2003 and 2008. It did so as a sub-contractor of another business called Amaryllis.
Two migrant workers who were “treated disgracefully” by their employers have lost their claim for race discrimination. However, the courts upheld their claims relating to other grievances. The case involved two workers who were in the UK on migrant domestic worker’s visas obtained for them by their respective employers. Both sets of employers had supplied