A woman whose contract was not renewed after she posted tweets expressing her views on transgender issues, has had her appeal upheld by the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT). In 2018, Maya Forstater posted on her personal Twitter account, expressing her belief that it is impossible for a human being to change sex. Staff at the […]
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For those of you who have watched the popular Netflix program ‘Ozark’, hearing the term “money laundering” may conjure images of bundles of ‘dirty’ cash being put through a washer/dryer to clean it with the aim of making it appear that it has come from a legitimate source. However, those in the ‘regulated sector’ (for […]
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Recently, we have written several blogs relating to the Supreme Court’s ruling on Uber drivers, who have now been afforded worker status and are thus entitled to basic worker’s rights such as minimum wage and holiday and sick pay. Now, an Employment Tribunal has handed down a similar judgment in an – arguably – very […]
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Three commercial tenants, who claimed the closure of their businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic justified the non-payment of rent, had their hopes dashed in a summary judgment handed down by the High Court in April. In the second such case in as many weeks, the court decided that there was no justification […]
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The first reported judgment on commercial rent arrears arising from the COVID-19 pandemic was handed down last month in the case of Commerz Real Investmentgesellschaft mbh v TFS Stores Ltd [2021] EWHC 863 (Ch). Facts of the case The tenant occupied a retail unit in Westfield Shopping Centre, London and accrued arrears of both rent […]
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Whilst COVID and furlough in employment has been the hot topic for the last year or so, it would seem that good news envelopes us in moving forward from the pandemic with the rollout of the vaccination programme. In itself this is great news as not only can individuals see the light at the end […]
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