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The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld an HGV driver's appeal against the rejection of his constructive unfair dismissal claim, finding that the Employment Tribunal (ET) had misdirected itself on the proper approach to considering the 'last straw' (...

Cases involving the extent of business interruption insurance cover for losses arising due to the COVID-19 pandemic continue to come before the courts. Recently, the High Court was called upon to determine whether the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) and...

A man who was not resident in the UK for tax purposes has failed to persuade the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) that he was not liable to pay Income Tax on the profits of three limited liability partnerships (LLPs) of which he was a member. The LLPs would...

The Upper Tribunal (UT) has upheld an appeal by the landlords of a rental property against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) to vary an improvement notice, finding that the FTT had failed to explain why the local authority was justified in...

The Government has launched a full review of parental leave and pay, with the aim of better supporting working families and helping children to get the best start in life. The Government says that the current system is complicated and does not always give...

The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has allowed a company's appeal against a VAT assessment raised by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC), finding that the assessment was made when it was countersigned by an HMRC officer and was thus made outside the statutory time...

If a UK domain name held by someone else is similar to your own name or trading style, you can seek to have it transferred to you by making a complaint to Nominet UK through its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). Recently, an academy trust responsible for 26...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld an appeal against the striking out of a man's claims after he failed to comply with a case management order, finding that the Employment Tribunal (ET) had failed to consider whether a fair trial was still...

The High Court has refused a university's application for permission to adduce expert evidence relating to the interpretation of a licence it had entered into with a pharmaceutical company. Under the licence, which was entered into in 2004, the university...

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed an appeal against a decision that a consultant to a professional services firm was only entitled to be paid fees in respect of work he had personally done for one of the firm's clients, rather than all work...