Athena Brands has won a contract dispute with Superdrug Stores over the supply of various cosmetic products. Athena claimed that it had entered into a binding agreement with Superdrug in an exchange of emails with one of its employees. In the course of the email exchange, Athena had asked the employee to confirm that he
A minority shareholder who claimed he was being unfairly targeted has won his fight against having to sell his shares for only a nominal price. The shareholder had invested in a holding company set up by himself and three others who had worked together as employees for another business. Their relationship later broke down. The
A contractor has won its claim for immediate payment of £85,000 that was awarded following a dispute over work it had carried out for a developer. The case involved Granada Architectural Glazing Ltd and RGB P&C Ltd (2019). RGB had appointed Granada to carry out the design, supply and installation of curtain walling, windows and
The Government Equalities Office is conducting a survey inviting victims of sexual harassment to share their stories and comment on the effectiveness of the law as it currently stands. Ministers say the move is part of their commitment to strengthen protections for employees and will allow the public to have an impact on Government policy,
Network Rail has succeeded in lifting the automatic suspension of a £1.8 billion contract for the delivery of a digital train control system. The issue arose after it invited tenders to install the European Train Control System (ETCS), a common digital signalling and control standard adopted by the EU to improve interoperability between railways in
A director has been ordered to compensate creditors after purchasing a property from his insolvent company in a cut-price deal. The case provided a landmark ruling on the extent to which a director’s duties remain in place after their business is placed in administration. The issue arose after System Building Services Group Ltd went into
Companies that come under anti-money laundering legislation must now report certain irregularities to Companies House. The Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5MLD) came into effect on 10 January. It obliges businesses to tell Companies House if there’s a discrepancy between the information they hold about a beneficial owner and information on the Companies House People with
Tesco has been refused permission to withdraw an admission it made after being accused of overstating its expected level of profit. The admission related to an allegation that its trading statement made in August 2014 was untrue and/or misleading in that it misstated the level of trading profit expected to be achieved for the first
An agent who introduced a company to a buyer for one its properties has been awarded £435,000 for his services. The issue arose after the agent tried to buy the property himself from the company. The deal fell through and he was left £1.2m out of pocket. In order to recoup his losses, he proposed
Three estate agents have been fined a total of more than £600,000 for operating an illegal cartel to fix commission rates. The three firms, all from Berkshire, were Michael Hardy, Prospect and Richard Worth. Together with a fourth company, Romans, they began fixing prices in September 2008. They conspired to set minimum commission rates for