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Attempting to prohibit what an employee does or who they work for after they leave your employment always involves some risk of unlawful restraint of trade.
North East Law Firm, Jacksons has recently advised on the buy-out of local family owned company, Watsons Removals and Storage.
Tony Wentworth, Partner and head of corporate and commercial at Jacksons, advised new owner, Ben Weston who acquired the business from husband and wife Mick and Joy Watson.
Employment Status has become a key issue over the last year. The employment team at Jacksons have been following developments with interest and reporting on high profile cases in this area including Pimlico Plumbers Ltd & Mullins v Smith 2017 and Aslam & Farrer v Uber & others.
This week, Jacksons invited student Jenny Anderson from St Thomas More RC Academy in Whitley Bay, to the office to gain some work experience. She has been out and about all week with head of family, Louisa Bestford attending various networking events and meetings.
Limitations are placed on dilapidations claims by the Landlord and Tenant Act 1927. Under section 18(1) the amount claimed cannot exceed the diminution in value to the reversionary interest.
One of the region’s longest established Law Firms has been appointed as the legal representative of Darlington Building Society. Jacksons Law Firm, which celebrated its 140th anniversary last year, tendered for the work in December 2016 and was informed earlier this year of their successful bid.
This week, Gloucestershire County Council have come under fire as they were forced to apologise after an Ofsted report into its children’s services division found that “serious and widespread failures” were putting children at risk.
In Goodlife Foods Limited v Hall Fire Protection the High Court re-assessed clauses in terms and conditions seeking to exclude liability for negligence.
Under section 2(1) of the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 (UCTA) a clause cannot exclude negligence for death or personal injury.
The Upper Tribunal has recently made a surprising decision finding in favour of developers building in breach of a restrictive covenant with full knowledge, Millgate Developments and another v Smith and another.
As we allow the result of the General Election to sink in, the Democratic Unionist Party has declared they will forge a coalition with the Conservatives.
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