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An employee who was suspended from her work after being arrested for a serious sexual offence has lost her claim for breach of contract. The employee, who worked for HMRC, was arrested in August 2018. In accordance with her employment contract, she disclosed the arrest and the sexual offence to her line manager, who further
The High Court has lifted an interim injunction restraining an employee from working at another company. The case involved Peltrade Ltd, a distributor of energy-producing wood pellets. In March 2018 it had employed Mr Dean Scanlan to trade in premium and industrial quality pellets, but he had worked primarily in the premium pellet sector. His
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a decision to remove three children from the care of their grandparents was mistaken and could cause them emotional harm. The children, aged six, four and three, had lived with their grandparents and maternal aunt since January 2019 after a somewhat chaotic lifestyle in their parents’ care. In
The government has issued guidance on who must pay the higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) when buying a residential property in England. The basic position is that you will be liable for the higher SDLT rates when you buy a residential property (or a part of one) for £40,000 or more, if
A mother has won her appeal against a court order that she should return her two children to Germany to live with their father. The decision means the children can continue to live with her in England. The children and parents had all lived in Germany since the children were born. The parents separated in
The government has extended its ban on landlords evicting businesses until the end of the year. The move is in response to the continuing COVID-19 crisis. Ministers say that where companies can pay their rent, they should do so, as this support is aimed at those businesses struggling the most during the pandemic. It’s hoped
The High Court has settled a dispute between two partners who had worked together for many years in a restaurant business. Tariq Mahmood Malik and Mahboob Hussain Junior had opened a restaurant known as the “”Nawaab”” in 2003. They were equal joint owners of the property in which it was situated and equal joint shareholders
The government is extending the temporary measures it introduced to protect businesses from insolvency during the COVID-19 pandemic. The measures are contained in the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act and were due to expire on 30 September 2020. They will now continue until the end of the year and in some cases, into next year.
A heating engineer involved in a dispute with his employer over whether he should be paid for time spent travelling to jobs was unfairly dismissed. That was the decision of the Employment Tribunal in a case involving Thomas Holloway, who worked for Aura Gas from January 2015 until September 2019. He worked 45 hours per
The High Court has settled a trademark dispute over the sale of whisky and bourbon using the word ‘eagle’. Sazerac Brands LLC produced and sold ‘Eagle Rare,’ a well-established, high quality Kentucky straight bourbon whisky. Their EAGLE RARE marks were registered for alcoholic beverages, spirits, whisky and bourbon. Liverpool Gin Distillery Ltd and Halewood International