Company granted injunction to protect intellectual property
Firm stops former directors using its software with rival business A computer programming company has been granted an injunction preventing some of its former directors from using its software in a...
View ArticlePlans to make it easier to disqualify directors
New measures could lead to more director disqualifications New regulations designed to improve standards in business could lead to more directors being disqualified. The measures, which came into force...
View ArticleEstate agency enforces no-competition clause on franchisee
A national estate agency that operates on a franchise basis has successfully taken legal action to prevent competition from a former franchisee. The agency offered training and support to partners...
View ArticleArchitects win £150,000 dispute over development project
A firm of architects have won their case before the Court of Appeal that a developer should pay them £150,000 for work carried out on a new hotel. The court heard that the architects were hired by the...
View ArticleTraining course provider wins appeal over non-payment of invoices
A company providing environmental training courses has won its appeal against the non-payment of invoices by a major client. The issue arose after the provider was hired to provide training on behalf...
View ArticleTwo women deceived in divorce settlements can apply for more
Two women who claim their husbands withheld the true extent of their wealth in divorce proceedings have won their appeal to be allowed to reopen their cases and apply for a better settlement. Alison...
View ArticleManager awarded £41,000 compensation after being victimised
A senior manager has been awarded more than £41,000 compensation after being victimised at work by an employee. The manager was in charge of 135 staff with the company. She had held the post since...
View ArticleDaughter appointed as her mother’s deputy despite living abroad
A woman has been appointed as her mother’s deputy in a power of attorney arrangement despite living more than 3,000 miles away in the United States. The judge held that the arrangement could work...
View ArticleMan awarded compensation after being injured at leisure resort
A holidaymaker who sprained his ankle after slipping near a swimming pool has been awarded £8,000 compensation. The accident happened as he was walking from a swimming pool to the changing rooms at a...
View ArticleWife loses appeal over unequal division in divorce settlement
A wife has lost her appeal against a divorce settlement in which she received a smaller share of the matrimonial assets than her husband. The case involved a couple who had been married for 14 years...
View ArticleTeacher wins claim over dismissal caused by salary increase
A teacher who claimed she was forced out of her job because she had reached the top of her salary scale and become too expensive has won her claim of unfair dismissal. The teacher told the Employment...
View ArticleMarks & Spencer loses appeal over refund on prepaid rent
Marks & Spencer has lost its appeal against a court decision that it was not entitled to a refund after exercising a release clause in a commercial property lease. The case involved four floors of...
View ArticleSalesman injured in road accident awarded nearly £800,000
A highly motivated and successful salesman who enjoyed martial arts training has been awarded nearly £800,000 compensation after sustaining debilitating injuries in a road accident. The court heard...
View Article83-year-old wins unfair dismissal claim against superstore
An 83-year-old shop assistant who was sacked for leaving his till open while he dealt with a customer has won his claim of unfair dismissal. Ivor Smith had worked for B&Q in Glasgow for 12 years....
View ArticleCompany ‘entitled to treat misbehaving employees differently’
A company that sacked one employee involved in a fracas but only gave his opponent a written warning was entitled to treat them differently, according to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. The case...
View ArticleDirector must compensate shareholders over breach of duty
A director who breached his duty to his company’s shareholders has been told he must compensate them through a share purchase order. The case involved the chairman of a large passenger car service. He...
View ArticleLLP status protects partners in professional negligence claim
The limited liability partnership (LLP) structure has protected the partners in a number of related financial services firms from having to take personal responsibility for a professional negligence...
View ArticleInvestors bring £27m negligence claim against property valuers
A group of investors have brought a £27m professional negligence claim against a firm of property valuers following the collapse of a major development project. A judge at a preliminary hearing said...
View ArticleDirectors personally liable for failed bid to stop winding up petition
Two company directors have been held personally liable for the costs involved in mounting a no-hope defence against a winding-up petition. The court heard that HMRC brought a petition to wind up the...
View ArticleCourt increases compensation to family of mesothelioma victim
The Supreme Court has increased the compensation paid to the family of a woman who died from mesothelioma. In doing so it rejected what it described as an illogical approach to calculating payments....
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