An employee succeeded in a disability discrimination case which found that her employer had unfairly dismissed her due to her health issues. The significant damages (£1.1m) reflected the fact that…
The Claimant in Fiona Lorraine Philipp v Barclays Bank UK PLC [2022] EWCA Civ 318 went to the Court of Appeal recently with judgment delivered on 14 March 2022. Mrs…
On 23 February 2022, Mr Justice Foxton handed down judgment in the case of Hotel Portfolio II UK Limited (In Liquidation) & Elizabeth Aird-Brown (as Hotel Portfolio II UK Limited…
2022 saw us celebrate Spring Law’s 20th anniversary and as we move forward, we continue to be true to our core values of excellence, integrity and commitment to clients. This…
In The Financial Conduct Authority v Arch Insurance and others, the High Court ruled that insurers, under certain circumstances, might be liable to pay out on claims to businesses forced…
The common law doctrine of ‘frustration’ offers an alternative source of release from contractual performance, where (for example) a party cannot rely on a ‘Force Majeure’ clause to excuse its…
The reality of the Covid-19 outbreak is forcing businesses to adapt to a changing economic environment. In some cases, businesses are struggling to meet their contractual obligations and may seek…
It’s great to be appreciated following three years of heavily contested High Court contract and patent litigation! “Tom, Dick & Harry” are code names for confidential trade secrets...
Following inquiry into green finance, Environmental Audit Committee concludes large companies and asset owners - such as pension funds - should be forced to report their exposure to climate change…
Leading obesity experts are considering litigation against the food industry in the light of emerging research suggesting that junk food marketing could hijack a child’s brain. Neuromarketing is of growing…
The court has ruled that Bodo community in Nigeria, which had been involved in a protracted legal battle with Shell over the cleanup of two 2008 oil spills, should retain…
Lawyers for the Bodo community in Nigeria’s oil-producing Niger Delta, which was devastated by two major oil spills a decade ago, went to court in London on Tuesday to fend…