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Restaurants that fail to meet food hygiene standards not only put their reputations in jeopardy, but they also expose themselves to compensation claims by their clients. In one case, a woman who suffered severe food poisoning after eating at an Indian restaurant won more than £10,000 in damages.
Changes in building regulations can have a dramatic impact on businesses. Due to this, the Government is under a duty to act fairly. The High Court made that point in the context of new rules introduced in response to the Grenfell Tower blaze. Continue reading →
Informally agreeing with your loved ones what is to happen to your assets after you are gone may not be the best practice. You may not have considered all eventualities, and disputes can arise as to what has or has not been promised. A bitter property dispute between a man and his stepmother proved this. Continue reading →
The Home Secretary, Priti Patel, announced that she aims to drastically reduce the number of EU workers allowed to live and work in the UK by the end of this year. Continue reading →
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has revealed that the gender pay gap among full-time employees has increased. Now standing at 8.9%, statistics reveal there has been a decline of only 0.6% since 2012. Continue reading →
Is a company which has no option but to breach its contractual or other obligations due to international trade sanctions liable for the financial consequences of that breach? That issue came to the fore in a case concerning arms sales to Iran in the 1970s. Continue reading →
MIPIM is just around the corner, and once again Healys LLP will be attending. Continue reading →
No amount of money can ever fully compensate those whose lives are wrecked by road accidents. But, an award in damages can at least ensure that victims are cared for as well as possible. In this case, a little boy was seriously injured when a motorist struck his pushchair on a zebra crossing. As a result of this, he is due millions of pounds in compensation. Continue reading →
Deciding on whether a worker is an ‘employee’ is both an ongoing and difficult question. This often depends on whether they can substitute someone else to do their job, as defined by the Equality Act 2010. That factor proved decisive in the case of an estate agency receptionist who claimed to have suffered discrimination. Continue reading →
Sophisticated fraudsters can intercept emails or other digital traffic in order to divert payments away from their intended recipients. However, where should losses arising from such deceit fall where there is more than one innocent victim? The High Court faced that vexed issue in the context of the sale of a Maserati sports car. Continue reading →
