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Electronics company Casio has been fined £3.7 million for illegally preventing price discounts on its pianos. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a Statement of Objections against Casio Electronics in April 2019. Casio had been telling retailers to sell its digital pianos at or above a certain price. It used software to monitor their
The computer software company McAfee has been granted an interim injunction requiring a retailer to continue to promote its product. A contract between McAfee and DSG Retail stated that the retailer would promote only the computer company’s security software in its stores unless it was incompatible with a device, in which case an alternative option
A developer has been refused permission to convert a family home into a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO). The property was in a street which contained mainly single-family homes. The developer wanted to the convert it into six self-contained apartments. The planning inspector considered the effect an HMO would have on the living conditions of
Homeowners buying a property under Help to Buy are now allowed to take out 35-year mortgages. The government has moved to close what it describes as a loophole, which has seen purchasers using the scheme facing difficulties and uncertainty if they wanted to take out a mortgage with a term of more than 25 years.
A council manager has been held personally responsible for compensating a work colleague he subjected to racially abusive comments. The case involved Mr A Leader, who worked for Leeds City Council as an environmental action operative. He described himself to the Employment Tribunal as black Afro-Caribbean. During one shift, he was a passenger in a
A man has reduced his periodical payments to his ex-wife after he argued that his business income was not a matrimonial asset. The couple married in 1988 and had four children who are all now adults. The family had a good standard of living thanks to the husband’s successful business. After they divorced it was
With no cure for dementia diseases like Alzheimer’s likely to emerge soon, health organisations across the world are stressing the need for people to take preventive measures to protect themselves as they get older. The NHS official guidance says: “There is currently no ‘cure’ for dementia. In fact, because dementia is caused by different diseases
The new digital service for grant of probate applications has achieved a 92% satisfaction rating in its first 12 months, according to HM Courts and Tribunal Service. The service was introduced in July last year to streamline applications by dealing with them centrally at the Birmingham Courts and Tribunal Service Centre. It’s part of a
A mother has lost her appeal against a special guardianship order which placed her children in the care of their paternal grandparents. The case involved children who had been the subject of a child protection plan due to parental neglect. A residency order was made and the children lived with their parental grandparents. The mother
Pregnant women and new parents are set to receive extended legal protection against being made redundant after they return to work. The move is part of the government’s ‘Good Work Plan’. It follows a consultation which found that new parents continue to face discrimination. The research suggests that up to 54,000 women a year felt