Software Box Ltd v Gannon In this case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) considered whether an Employment Judge had make a mistake in allowing a time extension for an unfair dismissal claim to be brought out of time after an initial...
BT Managed Services Ltd v Edwards In this case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) held that an employee who is permanently off work sick cannot be assigned to an organised grouping of employees in the event of a TUPE transfer. The...
On Friday 16th October, Frettens hosted a rugby themed quiz night at Chapel Gate in aid of Macmillan Caring Locally. Teams from many local businesses including Frettens represented the nations through to the finals in the rugby...
The Law Society has recently published a discussion document titled: Making Employment Tribunals Work For All. The document proposes that all employment law disputes should be dealt with in a single jurisdiction consisting of four levels and endorses the...
Courts are to reconsider settlements made in divorce proceedings. In the above two cases both wives were able to satisfy the court that they had been misled by their ex-husbands in that both husbands had hidden their true worth from the court. Andrew...
Thompson v London Central Bus Company Ltd In this case, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) found that the tribunal was wrong to strike out a claim of victimisation ‘by association’. The Claimant was employed as a bus driver...
The country’s worst bosses are to be found in the recruitment industry according to a recent survey by Approved Index. 4 in 10 people say they feel overworked by their boss, and the recruitment sector is the profession where people are most likely...
Capital Gains Tax (CGT) is a tax on the increase in the value of an asset between the time it is acquired and the time it is disposed of. Only the gain is taxable, not the amount that you received for it – if you bought an asset, say an investment...
Federacion de Servicios Privados del sindicato Comisiones obreras v Tyco Integrated Security SL The European Court of Justice (“CJEU”) has found that, in the case of mobile workers, time spent travelling from home to customers' premises is...
As of 6th April 2022 divorce law has changed drastically, thanks to the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020. No-fault divorce is now law. Therefore, the information in this article may be outdated. Please refer to our dedicated divorce page ...