Insolvency experts are expecting a large rise in the number of companies going out of business towards the end of the year. The insolvency trade body R3 surveyed its members and found and that an overwhelming majority (93.7%) of respondents expect corporate insolvency numbers to increase. More than half (56.1%) of the respondents expected corporate
GKN Aerospace has won an appeal over a break clause for a flat it had leased. The issue arose after GKN leased the flat from Duncan Investments Ltd in 2015. The lease contained an option to renew, and a break option entitling GKN to terminate on giving at least two months’ notice. During the second
The number of people working from home could double once the Covid-19 crisis is over, according to new research. A survey carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) says employers expected a dramatic increase as employees get used to the advantages of home working and not having to commute. CIPD surveyed
The Employment Tribunal failed to properly consider the needs of the employer when dealing with a disability discrimination claim. That was the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in a case involving the Department of Work & Pensions and one of its employees, Susan Boyers. Ms Boyers suffered from migraines, stress and panic attacks. She
The Court of Appeal has upheld an injunction preventing a director from revealing confidential information about his former company. The court heard that the company had been owned in equal shares by two directors. Relations between the parties broke down and they entered into a settlement agreement under which one agreed to sell his shares
Two teachers who were made redundant during a school reorganisation programme were unfairly dismissed. That was the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in a case involving Gwynedd Council v Shelley Barratt & Ors (2020). The teachers had been employed by the council to work at a community secondary school (School 1). Under the Staffing
Businesses that have offered payment holidays to customers may be damaging their own chances of survival, according to the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM). A survey by CICM of its members suggests that of the 83% of firms who had offered a payment holiday, two thirds (66%) said there would be a negative impact
A businessman who misappropriated large sums of money from his company has been ordered to refund more than £5 million to his former partner. The case involved Ashank Patel and Mohammad Babar Iqbal, who had been partners in a property development business. After some of the projects suffered delays due to cashflow problems, Patel discovered
Balfour Beatty has won a contract dispute over delays on a construction project. The issue arose after Balfour was engaged by MW High Tech Projects UK Ltd to carry out mechanical and electrical services in relation to the construction of a new laboratory building. The contract was in the form of the JCT Design and
The dismissal of a carpenter for allegedly making homophobic remarks was not unreasonable even though the evidence against him was from an ‘anonymous witness’. That was the decision of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in a case involving the housing association Tai Tarian and one of its employees, Howell Wyn Christie. Mr Christie had worked for