If you run an equestrian facility, the chances are that you have a number of members of staff. Even if you only have your own stables at home, you may well have one or more people in on a regular basis to help you out....
Owners of existing UK and Community designs, and creators of new designs, should note changes to the laws governing UK registered and unregistered designs that came into force on 1 October 2014. The changes include a new...
When a publisher and the firm managing its subscription database fell out over the database manager's quality of service, the publisher gave the database manager a month's notice to terminate the contract. In response, the...
The Court of Appeal has handed down a judgment which should warn those engaged in legal disputes that the 'loser pays costs' rule in litigation is not a hard and fast one and that if the winner unreasonably refuses to...
In a case which underlined that the state of an employer's knowledge is often the decisive factor in cases brought under the Equality Act 2010, a worker who was left suffering from depression and double vision following a...
Suppliers of goods to the public should be aware that the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 apply to contracts concluded on or after 13 June 2014. The Regulations...
The overturning of a High Court decision concerning rent paid for a period after the end of a lease has restored the status quo in such cases – to the relief of landlords. The case concerned a tenant which exercised the...
Under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA), whether or not dismissal for a reason connected with an employee's conduct is fair or unfair depends on whether, in the circumstances, the employer acted reasonably or...
As of 30 June 2014, all employees now have the right to ask their employer for a change to their contractual terms and conditions of employment in order to have flexible working arrangements, irrespective of whether or not...
Under Section 4A of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (DDA), employers had a duty to make reasonable adjustments if a provision, criterion or practice (PCP) placed a disabled worker at a substantial disadvantage...