Insights

14th February 2017

Incoterms are incredibly useful to international trade and contracts but thought is needed if they are to be used.

8th February 2017

Lucy Robbins discusses proceedings in a Dublin High Court which is trying to establish whether or not Article 50 can be revoked.

7th February 2017

In this article Heyma Holmes reports on the case of the Department for Work & Pensions v Brindley which reminds employers of the need for clear settlement of COT3 wording.

7th February 2017

In this article Steve Conlay looks at a landmark Employment Tribunal judgment ruling that an employee can sue a newco company founded following a pre-pack administration.

7th February 2017

Chris Aldridge considers the Employment Appeals Tribunal’s case of City of York Council Appellant v Mr P Grosset, which concerned whether or not the school’s decision to dismiss Mr Grosset following his decision to show his underage students the 18 rated film 'Halloween' was an act of disability discrimination.

7th February 2017

Since July 2013, claimants have been required to pay a fee to bring a claim in the employment tribunal (ET), unless they were eligible for “remission” (i.e. a full or partial exemption from paying the ET fees) due to their financial means. Can a poorer claimant bring an unmeritorious claim without running any costs risk, as they have no means to pay any costs? A couple of recent ET cases have explored this question.