Commercial Client Articles

Company directors could be held personally liable for nuisance calls and face fines of up to £500,000 under tough new measures being put forward by the government. Currently, only businesses are liable for such fines. This has led to cases where some...

The government has published new guidance for landlords to protect tenants from being exposed to poor living conditions. From 1 October this year, landlords who let a property to five or more people – from two or more separate households – must...

A recruitment agency has been granted an injunction to prevent a former employee working for rival companies while on garden leave and to ensure its confidential information isn’t misused. The case involved Coyle Personnel, which supplied nurses to...

Business leaders have welcomed government proposals to make large companies justify the pay of their chief executives and reveal how much higher it is than that of their average worker. The move affects UK listed companies with 250 employees or more. They...

The High Court has ruled that a 96-hour shift pattern for firefighters was unlawful because it breached the Working Time Regulations 1998. The case involved firefighters employed by South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. The authority operated a shift...

An employment tribunal has ruled that drivers with Hermes are workers, not self-employed contractors and so are entitled to employment rights. The ruling follows a similar decision by the Supreme Court, which held that a plumber with Pimlico Plumbers should...

The Employment Tribunal has ruled that an employer discriminated against a woman when it extended her probationary period after discovering she was pregnant. Charlotte Kimberley was appointed as a contracts administrator by Calibre Building Services on 8...

When agreeing break clauses on commercial properties it’s important to ensure the terms are clear and unambiguous. Otherwise costly disputes can arise, as happened in a recent case involving Goldman Sachs and Procession House Trustee Ltd. Goldman had...

The government has introduced new measures to protect company directors from identity fraud after research showed they are twice as likely as other people to be targeted by criminals. Until now, directors were required to register their personal address...

A sub-contractor has won its battle to force a developer to pay more than £388,000 for work carried on a major project. The case involved E7 Building Services and R G Carter Cambridge Ltd. E7 had been contracted to carry out mechanical and electrical...