Leak to The Sun newspaper did not breach Naval Commander’s privacy
A Naval Commander’s right to privacy was not breached by a former colleague leaking to The Sun newspaper details surrounding his removal from office.
June 13, 2016 No Comments
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When can employers get “negotiation damages” from a former employee?
Damages for breaches of post termination restrictions may reflect the price agreed in a negotiation to free the employee from restrictions.
June 13, 2016 No Comments
When can a contract be varied orally?
A court has held that a contract could be varied by an oral agreement between the parties, despite the earlier contract containing a clause to the effect that all subsequent variations must be in writing.
June 13, 2016 No Comments
Duty of care owed for gratuitous services given to friends
A person owes a duty of care when doing work for free to do it to a standard which accords with the expertise they claim to have, even where the work is being done for their friends.
March 8, 2016 No Comments
No order for DSAR compliance where not reasonable or proportionate
The courts will not enforce compliance with a data subject access request (also referred to as a DSAR) where compliance would not be reasonable or the search would require disproportionate effort.
September 9, 2015 No Comments
Constructive dismissal inapplicable to multi-party LLP agreements
The High Court has made a significant decision which will prevent exiting members of an LLP from avoiding restrictive covenants by alleging they had resigned in response to the employer’s breach of contract.
September 9, 2015 No Comments
US company prevented from suing UK worker in US court
An injunction has been granted to require that a company withdraw its motions in a Massachusetts court against an employee domiciled in the UK.
July 31, 2015 No Comments
Court tailors interim injunction to reduce client impact
An employer has been granted an interim injunction restraining its former employees’ use of confidential information and intellectual property at a competitor. However, it has limited those restraints so as not to cause harm to a customer.
June 10, 2015 No Comments
Court jails litigants for contempt of court
Custodial sentences of 12 months and 20 months have been passed down in respect of two parties who were found to be in contempt of court.
June 4, 2015 No Comments
Court refuses musicians specific performance of their contracts
Musicians in a play at the National Theatre made an application to the High Court for specific performance of their contracts (i.e. that the High Court should make an order that they be reinstated rather than simply get damages) after their dismissals following a decision that their performances would be replaced by recorded music. The High Court refused to grant the application because such orders should only be granted in exceptional cases and on this occasion, the musicians’ interests would be adequately protected by damages.
May 9, 2014 No Comments
