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Articles included this month:

Raft of employment law changes have now come into effect
Landlord’s terms judged too severe in Vivienne Westwood case
Oral ‘agreement’ over multi-million pound deal was not binding
Director must repay unauthorised gifts and loans with interest
Employers can ban headscarves and symbols ‘if approach is neutral’
Shareholders win dispute with directors over excessive payments

 

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Raft of employment law changes have now come into effect 

Several changes to employment law came into effect on 1 April.

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Landlord’s terms judged too severe in Vivienne Westwood case

The terms of a rental agreement that would have meant fashion designer Vivienne Westwood having to pay an extra £100,000 on her flagship store in Mayfair were too severe to be enforceable, the High Court has ruled.

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Oral ‘agreement’ over multi-million pound deal was not binding

The risk involved in making major business decisions based on oral agreements was highlighted in a recent case involving a claim for a £13.5m commission payment.

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Director must repay unauthorised gifts and loans with interest

A director who channelled substantial payments from his family’s businesses to a new company he had set up on his own has been ordered by the High Court to repay the money with interest.

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Employers can ban headscarves and symbols ‘if approach is neutral’

Employers can ban the wearing of "any political, philosophical or religious sign" including headscarves as long as the requirement to “dress neutrally” applies to all employees.

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Shareholders win dispute with directors over excessive payments

A company’s minority shareholders have won a legal dispute with directors who refused to pay dividends yet awarded excessive payments to themselves.

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