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An unmarried woman has won the right to receive compensation after her long-term partner died due to medical negligence. Jacqueline Smith lived with her partner John Bulloch for 16 years until he died in 2011. His doctors had failed to diagnose that he was suffering from an infection. If he had been married, his wife
A couple who bought a home in the country to enjoy a quiet life have succeeded in preventing a landowner building houses that would spoil their view. The issue arose after the couple bought the home in a large area of open countryside. The landowner who sold the property to them retained the adjoining land
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that Sainsbury’s acted unfairly when it dismissed one of its employees for persistently wearing headphones while working. Victor Onyike had worked for the retailer for several years as a commercial assistant in the delivery yard. It was classified as a high-risk area because of the number of lorries crossing and
A local authority had acted unreasonably when it limited a landlord’s licence on his properties to only one year. That was the decision of the Upper Tribunal in a case involving Waltham Forest London Borough Council. The landlord owned several flats that were let to tenants. From April 2015, the local authority’s area was designated
An accountant who was the minority shareholder in a business has won his claim for a financial settlement after being excluded from company affairs. The accountant had a 49% shareholding in the company; the majority shareholders were a designer and his wife who held the remaining 51%. The company made model military figures for a
A contractor has won a dispute over a £277,000 payment even though the adjudicator deciding the case may have made a mistake. The issue arose after the contractor had been hired by a developer constructing a block of flats. The agreement between them was based on an amended JCT 2011 Intermediate Building Contract with Contractor’s
Two laundry firms have been fined a total of £1.71m after they agreed not to compete against each other in certain areas. Micronclean Limited and Berendsen Cleanroom Services Ltd provide specialist laundry services including the cleaning of garments worn by people working in ‘cleanrooms’. These are highly sanitised environments used by businesses such as pharmaceutical
A health care solutions company has been granted an interim injunction preventing a former employee using one of its software programs. The company owned the copyright in a program designed to assist child fostering agencies with accounts, client management and similar functions. The employee had worked as its sales director, until he left without giving
The High Court has criticised HMRC for its inadequate evidence against a company it claimed had not paid enough tax. The issue arose after HMRC had brought a winding up petition against Southbourne Trading Co Ltd in 2016 for alleged underpayment of tax and VAT liabilities. The company challenged the figures and the claim was
Uber may have to reconsider its working practices after losing two major legal battles within two months. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the company should be classified as a taxi firm and regulated as such, a decision that may have major implications for its business model. The ruling comes only six