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The energy company E.On has won a longstanding dispute over who should bear the costs for repairs to an offshore wind farm. The issue arose because of seemingly conflicting clauses in the contract to construct the Robin Rigg wind farm in the North Sea. The contractor, the Danish company MT Højgaard (MTH), was required to
A telecommunications firm has defended its trademark against infringement by a rival that adopted a similar name and logo. The case involved the company COREIX, which registered its name and mark in 2010 for telecommunication and computer services. In 2013, another company registered the mark CORETX in a different business sector. However, in 2016, CORETX
More than 105,000 businesses have now been set up with the help of the New Enterprise Allowance (NEA), a fund for budding entrepreneurs with an idea for a new company. Under the scheme, successful applicants get access to a business mentor, financial support for up to 6 months and may be able to apply for
Airbnb is becomingly increasingly popular. The website allows users to rent out their homes, rooms or apartments to others. The frequently lower prices and greater choice available makes Airbnb an attractive choice for many vacationers. However, Airbnb recently came to blows with the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) regarding the way in which their guest
Blue v Ashley [2017] EWHC 1928, 26 July 2017 In English Law, there must be an intention to be legally bound for a contract to be binding on the parties. In the very recent case of Blue v Ashley, the High Court considered whether the parties had this intention in an informal pub setting. In
A group of refuse collectors have won an overtime claim that could have an impact on employers across the UK. The workers were employed in the Bromley and Camden council areas by the French owned company, Veolia Environmental Services. Their union, Unite, brought a test case relating to overtime payments. The Employment Tribunal found that
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a director was unfairly dismissed after raising concerns about company practices in a whistleblowing case. The director worked for a firm of estate agents. He alleged that the employer was manipulating the accounts to reduce the level of commission payable. He claimed that it affected 100 senior managers’
Claims by employees of wrongful dismissal and victimisation should be taken seriously but that did not mean that tribunals should be afraid to throw out unworthy claims without having to go to a full hearing. That was the advice from the Court of Appeal in a case involving British Airways and one of its ground
A company has been granted the right to examine a former employee’s computer and electronic devices after he admitted taking a copy of its list of clients. The employee had been the managing director of the company, which specialised in maritime insurance claims. The company’s case was that he had asked his assistant via email
A disabled employee who reduced his hours from full-time to part-time before taking ill health retirement was not treated unfavourably in the calculation of his pension rights. That was the decision of the Court of Appeal in the case of man who retired at the age of 37 after longstanding medical issues. The court heard