Business Law
Internet Piracy – Gaming Giant Nintendo Granted Websites Blocking Order
Companies that spend vast sums on developing products have every right to feel aggrieved when they are subjected to wholesale internet piracy….
Fear of COVID-19 is Not a Philosophical Belief
A fear of contracting COVID-19 or infecting others with the virus is both worthy of respect and readily understandable. However, an Employment…
Employers are Generally Entitled to Fruits of Their Employees’ Creativity
Inventive employees can find it galling that copyright in their creative works generally belongs not to them but to their employers. As…
This is What Can Happen If You Fail to Keep Proper Tax Records
Keeping proper tax records may be time consuming and laborious, but a failure to do so can have disastrous consequences in the…
Workplace Relationships Broken Down? Always Avoid a Knee-Jerk Response
Where irresolvable differences of opinion render an employment relationship entirely unworkable, dismissal may be justified. However, as one case showed, a knee-jerk…
Director Held Personally Liable for Multi-Million-Pound Missing Trader Fraud
Where a company becomes involved in the fraudulent evasion of tax, the corporate veil will rarely protect its directors from personal liability….
When it Comes to Corporate Takeovers, Judges Have Shareholders’ Backs
Some corporate takeovers are controversial while others are not, but, either way, judges perform a vital role in ensuring that every shareholder…
Ticket Touts Cannot Justify the Unjustifiable – Landmark Court of Appeal Ruling
Illegal ticket touts who contend that their crimes are victimless are seeking to justify the unjustifiable. The Court of Appeal made that point…
Redundancy Selection – Subjective Performance Assessment is Not Enough
Conducting a fair redundancy process requires a careful, almost forensic approach and it is almost never good enough for employers to rely…
Tax Avoidance Schemes, No Matter How Intricate, May Not Be Effective
There is nothing unlawful about tax avoidance schemes but, however intricate and apparently foolproof they may be, their effectiveness can never be…