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The Court of Appeal has imposed the maximum penalty possible on a landlord who failed to comply fully with the requirements of the Tenancy Deposit Scheme (TDS). The issue arose after the landlord took action against a tenant for rent arrears. The tenant brought a counterclaim denying rent arrears and seeking repayment of the deposit.
A bus company has lost its appeal against an employment tribunal ruling that its 12-month contract with a local authority should not be subject to the TUPE Regulations 2006 (TUPE). The company, Liddell’s Coaches, had five 12-month contracts to transport children to different locations while their school was being rebuilt. It lost four of the
Figures released by the credit reference agency, Experian, show that companies in the UK paid their bills 1.3 days earlier in the third quarter of 2012 than they did during the same period in 2011. Experian’s late payment index shows that between July and September this year, companies took 24.88 days beyond the agreed terms
When drawing up contracts of sale across different countries it is essential to specify in advance the currency and exchange rate to be used. Confusion over these issues can prove costly, as one firm discovered in a recent case before the Court of Appeal. The case involved the sale of various goods together with industrial
A director has been ordered to pay compensation to his former company after breaching his legal duties. The director, who had been chairman of a credit union business, breached his fiduciary duty when using a loan from the company to purchase a property. The problem arose because he had a separate business interest with a
The Government has begun a public consultation on its plans to clamp down on “binge drinking and alcohol-fuelled antisocial behaviour”. It’s seeking the views of all interested parties including licensees and retailers. The Home Office action plan includes: a ban on multi-buy promotions a review of the mandatory licensing conditions a minimum unit price of
Complying with data protection regulations remains a problem for many companies and organisations. In a recent case, Stoke-on-Trent Council was fined £120,000 after one of its employees emailed sensitive information about a child protection case to the wrong person. An investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that the employee breached the council’s guidance
The Government has announced a new blitz on bureaucracy that should see red tape slashed at twice the present rate. Business Minister Michael Fallon said that from January 2013, every new regulation that imposes a financial burden on a company will be offset by reductions in red tape that will save double those costs. Currently
The UK has experienced a boom in the birth rate recently and this has led to many employers having to navigate through the complex law of considering making members of their workforce redundant, some of whom may be pregnant or on maternity leave, during a tough economic climate. In employment law, a woman has a