In Geeks Ltd v Watts the Court of Appeal (CA) has ruled that a clawback provision for training-related costs was an unlawful, and therefore unenforceable,
In Aabar Holdings SARL v Glencore plc EWHC 877 (Comm) the High Court found that legal advice privilege can apply to communications between internal members
In Dixon v GlobalData plc the High Court awarded a former employee approximately £442,000 in equitable compensation after his employer reneged on assurances that his
In the recent case of Chell v Tarmac Cement and Lime, the Court of Appeal said that an employer was not liable for an employee’s practical joke which injured a contractor working at its site.
BDBF will be in the Court of Appeal on Tuesday this week, acting for the Claimant in a disability discrimination case. Chris Milsom of Cloisters Chambers will appear as counsel.
A recent High Court decision demonstrates that where a Company has breached the express or implied terms of the contract, if the response or reaction from the other party itself amounts to a breach, the Company may still be able to rely on the other party’s breach and terminate the contract with immediate effect.
The High Court has clarified the scope of an employer’s duty when giving a reference in respect of a former employee.
Morrisons, the supermarket chain, has been held liable for a disgruntled employee’s wilful breach of data protection legislation. Mr Skelton was employed by Morrisons as
An employer has been awarded only £2 for its former employees’ breaches of their confidentiality duties, rather than the £15 million it claimed.
Southern Rail’s parent company has failed in an attempt to obtain an injunction preventing strikes led by ASLEF.
An employer was found not to be liable for an employee’s serious injury caused by an assault during drinks held after the office Christmas party.
The High Court has passed an injunction requiring that confidential information be deleted from the computers of the ex-employee and his new employer.
