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Marketing of Refurbished Cookers Infringed Trade Marks

The High Court recently ruled on a claim by AGA Rangemaster , the manufacturer of AGA cookers,...

Intangible Assets Deduction Not Available to LLP Members

Where a partnership's members include one or more companies, the profits of the partnership are...

ET Has Jurisdiction to Hear 'Same Disadvantage' Claim

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that where a provision, criterion or practice...

Head Landlord Wins Appeal Against Rent Repayment Order

A man who let a house to a company which in turn let rooms in it to tenants has succeeded in his...

Home Improvement Company Fined for Unsolicited Calls

A company that provides installation services for home improvement products has been issued with a...

Deductions from Wages Pursuant to Court Order Not Unlawful

An Employment Tribunal (ET) has confirmed that a construction company which made deductions from...

ICO Reprimands Electoral Commission Over Cyber Attack

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Electoral Commission...

EAT Overturns Indirect Disability Discrimination Finding

Employment Tribunals (ETs) have a duty to give sufficient reasons for their decisions so that the...

UT Upholds Rejection of Late IR35 Appeal

Disagreements with HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can be complicated and protracted, but it is...

Landlord Served With Improvement Notice Wins Appeal

Can a local housing authority serve an improvement notice under Section 12 of the Housing Act...

Locum Consultant Not Entitled to Permanent Contract

Under Regulation 8 of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment)...

Company Recovers Domain Name from Web Developer

If a business discovers that someone else has registered a UK domain name which is similar to its...

Manager Who Overpaid Himself Breached Fiduciary Duties

In a decision that will serve as both a relief and a warning to companies with trusted key...

Poultry Workers Not Entitled to NMW for Travel to Farms

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that poultry workers were not 'working' while...

RTM Company Cannot Recover Legal Fees from Tenant

When incurring costs in respect of a property, landlords should consider at an early stage whether...

Trade Mark Registration Breached Fiduciary Duty

A financial services company has succeeded in its appeal against a High Court ruling that it was...

Decision-Maker's Knowledge is Key in Whistleblowing Claim

Where an employee who has made a protected disclosure is dismissed, can the dismissal be unfair if...

TV Presenter's IR35 Appeal Remitted to FTT

In a case that illustrated the complexities of IR35 (also known as the intermediaries...

Director Banned for Breaching COVID Loan Rules

A man has been banned from acting as a company director for 10 years after breaching the rules of...
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