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The perils of contracting with undercapitalised limited companies, with no guarantees from directors or others associated with them, were starkly revealed by a High Court case concerning the £5 million refurbishment of a manor house. Continue reading →
In a workplace context, an employer can be found liable for the acts or omissions of its employees, provided it can be shown that they took place in the course of their employment – i.e. where there is sufficient connection between the employee’s position and the wrongful conduct to make it right for the employer to be held responsible. Continue reading →
With skyscrapers in big cities reaching ever more impressive heights, rights to light have become an increasing source of controversy. That was certainly so in a High Court case in which an office block tenant feared its windows would be starved of sunlight by plans to increase the height of an adjoining building. Continue reading →
In a decision that will be essential reading for property professionals, the High Court has ruled that landlords who invoke the statutory commercial rent arrears recovery (CRAR) regime may thereby waive any right they have to forfeit leases. Continue reading →
There are estimated to be more than 40 million people who are victims of ‘modern slavery’ at any given time. A quarter of them are children, and the number of victims in the UK was estimated to be between 10,000 and 13,000 in 2013, although the National Crime Agency has found this to be only the ‘tip of the iceberg’, with the true figure being substantially higher. Continue reading →
Even apparently innocuous business models can have an unforeseen discriminatory impact. A medical practice faced just such an allegation due to its belief that only full-time doctors could provide the best possible medical care to patients (Ali v Bedford Hill Family Practice). Continue reading →
When a council had to dig a trench along a street in order to carry out road works, it created a temporary path for those using the street. Continue reading →
In a ground-breaking decision, the High Court has awarded compensation to a pedestrian who was hit by an uninsured driver on private land. Continue reading →
Financial penalties imposed for health and safety breaches are meant to hurt. That was certainly demonstrated by one case in which a small trailer repair company was fined £120,000 following a much-loved grandfather’s death in an avoidable workplace accident. Continue reading →
When someone is injured at work in a preventable accident that was not their own fault, it is not always immediately clear who is to blame. Continue reading →
