The Court of Appeal has upheld an injunction preventing a director from revealing confidential information about his former company. The court heard that the company had been owned in equal shares by two directors. Relations between the parties broke down and they entered into a settlement agreement under which one agreed to sell his shares
Two teachers who were made redundant during a school reorganisation programme were unfairly dismissed. That was the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in a case involving Gwynedd Council v Shelley Barratt & Ors (2020). The teachers had been employed by the council to work at a community secondary school (School 1). Under the Staffing
The Government says that wills witnessed over video links during the Covid19 pandemic will be considered legal and valid. The move is designed to make it easier for people to record their final wishes while keeping safe and practising social distancing. Currently, the law states that a will must be made ‘in the presence of’
New proposals have been put forward by industry insiders to improve the process of buying and selling homes. The Home Buying and Selling Group (HBSG) – made up 120 organisations advising the government – has drafted a memorandum for the “smooth operation of the residential property market in the UK”. The proposals, in what would
The Family Court has granted a woman’s application to have the home she shared with her former partner sold, even though their son was still living there. The couple had been in a relationship from 1995 until 2017 and had two children. One was aged 19, and referred to in court as D; the other
The Affordable Homes Scheme, which is designed to get more families on to the property ladder, is being extended for a further year because of the coronavirus pandemic. It’s estimated that the building of 53,000 new affordable homes has stalled due to delays in the construction industry caused by lockdown. The Government is stepping in
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a judge was wrong to prevent two grandparents adopting their 3-year-old grandson. The court heard that the child’s mother suffered from mental health problems. She had a long history of drug abuse and had criminal convictions for violent offences. She had had no contact with the child since
A woman whose husband died after they had undergone IVF treatment has obtained a parental order for their baby after she was born to a surrogate mother. The couple, who were referred to in court as Mr and Mrs Y, married in 2013. After several unsuccessful IVF treatments, they entered into a surrogacy agreement with
Royal Mail has lost its appeal over the employment status of some of its agency workers. The case involved Mr D Kocur and other workers who were supplied to Royal Mail by Angard Staffing Solutions. The Employment Tribunal heard evidence that Kocur was recruited by Angard as a “flexible resourcing employee” in 2015. His letter
The ban on private tenant evictions introduced because of the coronavirus pandemic has been extended by a further four weeks to 20th September 2020. This brings the overall moratorium to almost six months. From that date, assuming that there is no further extension, landlords can again take court action to repossess a rented home. Letting