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Obesity can be a disability

The ECJ has delivered its judgment in the Danish case of Karsten Kaltoft v Municipality of Billund, ruling that severe cases of obesity can amount to a disability.
19 December 2014

Employment Edit – what's new in employment law

FirstGroup PLC v Doug Paulley; The High Court has dismissed Unison’s second judicial review application challenging the legality of employment tribunal fees; and more...
18 December 2014

Consumer Rights - progress

The Consumer Rights Bill consolidates the majority of UK consumer law. We examine the detail.
16 December 2014

The Twelve Days of Christmas - or is it Fourteen? Or even Twenty-eight?

Along with mince pies, turkey and the Queen’s speech, the shutdown of the construction industry in the UK over the Christmas period is a long-standing tradition.
15 December 2014

The website using my copyright is hosted overseas – am I powerless?

Globalisation and technology have made English law on copyright infringement increasingly complex and difficult to navigate. We look at the case of Omnibill v EGPSXXX Ltd. and R. A. Carter.
12 December 2014

What does agreeing a warranty mean – what do you get if it's breached?

Businessmen who insist on warranties in sale agreements may not know the limitations on the protections they are getting.
05 December 2014

How does a Defendant get a third party to contribute to damages it has to pay?

A defendant may often find that another person caused or contributed to the loss which the claimant is trying to recover from it. How do they seek a contribution from that third party?
04 December 2014

Desmonds: Upper tribunal finds directors can't assert Company privilege after dissolution

In a landmark judgment dated 17 November 2014 the Upper Tribunal has found that former shareholders cannot assert privilege over a company's documents after that company has been dissolved.
25 November 2014

Employment Edit – what's new in employment law

Personal service and subordination must be present for there to be an employment relationship; the draft Maternity and Parental Leave etc (Amendment) Regulations 2014 have been published; and more…
20 November 2014

HMRC v Martin: tax relief awarded in bonus clawback case

Income tax paid on a bonus payment which is later clawed back by an employer can be reclaimed by the taxpayer, but only in certain circumstances.
13 November 2014

Settled means settled

Burges Salmon disputes and litigation team take a look at the settlement issues arising from the Alexandros T case.
11 November 2014

Lenders win the last round of the North East Property Buyers litigation

To the relief of mortgage lenders the Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the appeal in Southern Pacific Mortgage Limited v Scott.
06 November 2014

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