A bodybuilder who appeared on the television show Gladiators as ‘Warrior’ infringed a company’s trademark when he used that stage name to sell nutritional supplements. The company that took legal action over the infringement, KBF Enterprises Ltd, manufactured sports nutrition products and supplements. From November 2010, it had used several registered marks including the word
The number of businesses becoming insolvent rose by nearly 20% in the year to September. The retail sector was among the worst affected with nearly 400 outlets, including high profile casualties like House of Fraser, having to cease trading over the summer. It’s thought high business rates, uncertainty over Brexit and tensions over international trade
The High Court has ruled that the owner of a property was liable for council tax after the tenant renting it fled suddenly. At the end of 2016, there was a fire at the premises and it was discovered that it had been used for producing large quantities of cannabis. The tenant disappeared, having not
The naming of Sir Philip Green as the businessman trying to prevent his identity being published over sexual and racial harassment claims has thrown the spotlight on workplace Non-Disclosure Agreements. The issue arose after five employees at Sir Philip’s Arcadia group made allegations about his “discreditable conduct”. All the complaints were settled before any details
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced plans for a series of measures to remove the barriers facing ethnic minorities in the workplace Mrs May has launched a consultation on ethnicity pay reporting in response to the recent Race Disparity Audit, which revealed significant disparities in the pay and progression of ethnic minority employees compared to
A compliance officer with an international bank who was “side-lined” after having a baby has won her claims of maternity and sex discrimination. Jagruti Rajput joined Commerzbank AG in London as a senior compliance advisor in 2012. By 2015 she was being considered as a possible candidate for head of department. In 2016, she went
A company has been found liable for an assault by its managing director after a Christmas party that left an employee with brain damage. The incident happened after the director, John Major, organised and paid for a Christmas party for staff at Northampton Recruitment Ltd. After the party he arranged for taxis to take some
A cashier who was sacked by her firm while its business was being taken over by another company has won her claim of unfair dismissal. The cashier, Ms S Kaur, worker for H&W Wholesale Ltd, which specialised in selling wine and beer. It got into difficulties in December 2014 so Hare Wines Ltd agreed to
Morrisons supermarket chain may have to pay compensation to more than 5,000 of its staff after their confidential data was published online by an employee with a grudge. The Court of Appeal heard that Andrew Skelton had worked for Morrisons as an internal IT auditor. He developed a grudge against the company after being disciplined.
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced increases to the minimum wage rates. During his Budget speech, Mr Hammond said the National Living Wage will rise by 4.9%, from £7.83 to £8.21 from next April. This amounts to a £690 annual pay increase for a full-time worker. These are the increases recommended by the Low Pay Commission