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The Employment Appeal Tribunal's decision in Clifton Diocese v Parker reveals a series of serious procedural failings in a workplace investigation that led to an unfair dismissal. The case examines how an external investigator's flawed approach—from failing to disclose allegations in advance to conducting the process in a dismissive manner—can expose employers to significant legal liability. With the compensatory cap for unfair dismissal claims being removed in 2027, this judgment serves as a cr

Whether a business is planning to grow through acquisition opportunities or by developing organically, expansion will require capital to support and sustain the growth strategy. For many companies the buoyancy of the UK market means that flotation is being considered as the next step in development - a means of accessing capital investment.

There has been a huge amount of press interest very recently in medical cannabis, its effects, and whether it should be legalised.

In a landmark ruling, the English Commercial Court has determined that insurers must continue advancing defence costs under D&O policies even when fraud allegations are pending, provided a non-avoidance clause is present. The decision addresses whether such clauses violate public policy and establishes that insurers cannot withhold coverage until fraud is either admitted or proven by final court decision.

Recent reports from Europol regarding the seizure of 122 tonnes of illegal pesticides in the EU highlight that the problem of illegal pesticides is substantial, with no signs of it abating.

Over the three years between its launch and the trial, there was no evidence of actual confusion, for example, there were limited examples of typographical errors in emails.

In the recent decision of Gillette -v- LA-Laboratories Ltd OY, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has provided some welcome guidance on when it is lawful for a company to use another brand owner's trade mark to refer to compatible accessories or spare parts e.g. a supplier of inkjet cartridges selling its goods as "Canon compatible cartridges".

Over 370,000 public visitors and 31,200 trade visitors from 56 countries descended upon Cologne during the August bank holiday weekend for the 10th anniversary of gamescom

The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") has held that the administrator of a fan page hosted by a social network, such as Facebook, may be deemed a "data controller", with joint, if not equal, liability for the processing of personal data (Unabhängiges Landeszentrum für Datenschutz Schleswig-Holstein v Wirtschaftsakademie Schleswig-Holstein GmbH, in the presence of Facebook Ireland Ltd (C-210/16)).

As is traditional at this time of year, we will recap on the employment law developments over this past year. Whereas we have not seen any revolutionary new legislation coming into force, there have nevertheless been some interesting developments in areas such as dispute resolution and age discrimination. We have also seen an overhaul of the Companies Act, the introduction of the smoking ban and an increase in the statutory holiday entitlement.

With the first annual reporting window having closed on 4 April 2018, we look at how the luxury goods sector has fared in the first year of mandatory gender pay gap reporting.

The recent case of Brunel University & Anor v Vaseghi & Anor is another reminder of the caution employers should adopt when conducting "without prejudice" discussion.

This month we look at some of the issues that may arise in relation to employees who have information about other employees' misconduct; whether they are under a duty to disclose it to their employer and whether the employer can protect their identity in any subsequent disciplinary proceedings.

In a referendum held on 25 September 2017, the people of the self-governing Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq voted overwhelmingly in favour of independence.

First you'd have to trace them. Fraud is a borderless industry and fraudsters move fast and globally.

This month we report on a recent case in which an employee successfully claimed against her employer for breaching its obligations in relation to a request for flexible working. This is a useful illustration of the pitfalls of failing to deal properly with such requests. We also draw attention to a recently reported whistleblowing case where a prison officer was awarded nearly £500,000 after being badly treated as a result of reporting bullying and intimidation.

It is unlikely that anyone dealing with disputes in the workplace could have failed to notice the introduction of the statutory disciplinary, dismissal and grievance procedures in October 2004 and the potential minefield these procedures created.

Ethics and football can make for an interesting mix. Recently, Iain Dowie learned to his regret that trying to pull the wool over the eyes of Crystal Palace Chairman Simon Jordan in negotiating his exit from the club left him painfully exposed.