How not to respond to an employee’s inappropriate comment

The dismissal of an employee who has made an inappropriate remark to a customer might in some cases be justified. However, as an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling made plain, there can be no excuse for jumping to a conclusion after failing to conduct a fair...

What to do with a deadlocked company? High Court gives guidance

What is to be done when a company falls into paralysing deadlock, with equal shareholders unable to agree about anything? A Judge addressed that issue in a case concerning a former husband and wife whose business and personal relationships had descended into acrimony....

Extension of Fixed Recoverable Costs

Article written by Bimal Kotecha, Litigation Solicitor From 1 October 2023, the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) will be amended to extend the scope of fixed recoverable costs (FRC). What are fixed recoverable costs? FRC is a fixed amount of costs that a successful party...

Overview of the Renters Reform Bill

Article written by Adina-Leigh Collins, Litigation Solicitor The Renters Reform Bill – what is it? Parliament introduced the hotly anticipated draft Renters (Reform) Bill on 17 May 2023. With a reported eleven million tenants across England, it is stated that the Bill...