The Employment Tribunal has ruled that a manager who was told not to be a baby when he asked for time off due to kidney cancer was constructively dismissed. The case involved Steve Pointon, who was general manager of Alpha Omega Security from 2015-2018. He was signed off sick in June 2016 and diagnosed with
A director who continued to run a company that did not generate revenue and ran up debts of £7m has been disqualified for seven years for failing in his duty to creditors. The case involved Arise Networks Ltd, now in liquidation after being wound up in 2016, and its sole director, Mr Obaigbena. The Official
The High Court has clarified the issues involved when a company wished to invoke the ‘Covid-19 restriction’ to prevent being subjected to a winding-up order. It said that under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the Act), the company did not have to show that the pandemic had had a direct financial effect upon
We are now in the post Brexit period with the UK having signed a UK-EU co-operation agreement on 30th December 2020 (TCA). The TCA is the main agreement to govern the trade relationship between the UK and the European Union going forwards. As businesses navigate through the post Brexit period, we can assist with providing
Royal Mencap Society (Respondent) v Tomlinson-Blake (Appellant) Two “sleep in” care workers appealed to the UK’s highest Court, the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the decision that they are not entitled to the national minimum wage (NWM) for the duration of their “sleep in” shift. A “sleep in” shift typically means that the employee is
Creditors of the Café Nero chain have been granted the right to an expedited trial to enable them to recover full compensation for unpaid rents. The case involved several commercial landlords who were challenging the validity of the way Nero had entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) after being adversely affected by the Covid-19
The Supreme Court has ruled that Uber drivers should be classed as workers rather than as self-employed. The distinction is crucial as it means drivers gain significant employments rights such as entitlement to the minimum wage and holiday pay. The court’s decision marks the end of a four-year legal battle between Uber and two of
Two partners in a failed business have been told that the liquidator can call upon them to pay nearly £600,000 between them for the partnership’s liabilities and the expenses of the winding-up. The issue arose after the liquidators had applied for a call order under the Insolvency Act 1986. The order provided that the liquidators
A company has been told that it is two years too late to apply to rescind a winding up order against it. The fact that the delay had been caused by a shareholder negotiating to pay its debts was not a good reason for breach of the time limit. The case involved Sarjanda Ltd and
The government has introduced its new Model Tenancy Agreement making it easier for tenants with well-behaved pets to secure leases. It means that landlords will no longer be able to issue blanket bans on pets. Instead, consent will be the default position, and landlords will have to object in writing within 28 days of a