A director of a used car business has been disqualified for seven years for breaching consumer protection laws. Imran Khadam, was a director of Revolution Motors Limited in Oldham. The company went into liquidation in 2013. An investigation by the Insolvency Service found that the company had conducted its business in a manner that was
A fingerprint expert who was sacked after making a mistake has won her unfair dismissal claim against the police. Fiona McBride was one of four specialists who said a fingerprint found at a crime scene was that of an investigating officer who had been told to stay away from the premises. This turned out to
From 30th June 2016, further provisions of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 will come into force which will abolish the requirement for companies to file an annual return with Companies House. Instead, a company will need to file a “confirmation statement”. Below is a summary of this change and other changes, which
A recent case before the Employment Tribunal highlights the potential risks of communicating with an employee on sick leave and how even well intentioned inquiries can backfire. The case involved a woman who was disabled and had frequently taken long spells off work because of health issues. In 2013, she suffered bouts of depression and
An employer did not breach an employee’s human rights when it checked his phone for emails and messages while investigating a claim of harassment. That was the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) in the case of an NHS Trust and one of its managers. The issue arose after the manager formed a personal
A software company has been granted an interim injunction preventing a former employee from working for a larger rival. The company was a relatively small enterprise but had a market-leading service in its sector. It had employed a sales executive on an employment contract that included a restrictive covenant. This stated that if he resigned,
A racial discrimination claim has failed after the Court of Appeal ruled that the claimants involved could not be classed as employees. The case involved a group of people who provided services to the Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) on a case-by-case basis. They also worked for other institutions. HMCTS was under no obligation to
A builder has been ordered to pay £483,000 for breach of contract after failing to carry out repair work to the specified standard. He was also ordered to return £200,000 after fraudulently inducing a customer to enter into a share purchase agreement. The case involved a wealthy individual customer who engaged the builder to carry
A commercial tenant has won a dispute over exercising a break clause even though it served notice to an out-of-date address. The case involved four landlords who were the trustees of a retirement scheme that owned the freehold of a large building. Three floors in the building were let to a commercial tenant on a
The High Court has resolved a dispute between former partners over the sale of a block of flats worth between £3m and £4m. The case involved three partners whose relationship broke down in 2014. The partnership’s main asset was a large apartment block comprising of just over 100 leasehold flats. An independent valuation indicated a