Court Fee Concern As Record Low For CCJs.
The number of County Court Judgments against businesses has fallen, according to the Registry Trust’s latest figures, increasing speculation that higher court fees are preventing businesses from...
View ArticleSupreme Court Rejects ‘Palm Tree’ Justice on Unjust Enrichment, By Joseph...
The case Lowick Rose LLP (in liquidation) v (Appellant) v Swynson Ltd & another (Respondents) [2017] UKSC 32; see here for the full judgment. The facts Swynson advanced the sum of £15m to Evo...
View ArticleConstruction Law: The Perils of Free Advice By Joseph Chiffers
In Lejonvarn (Appellant/Defendant) vs Burgess (Respondent/Claimant), the Court of Appeal upheld the first instance decision and the principle that an architect providing free advice owes a duty in tort...
View ArticleAbolition of employment tribunal fees – the Supreme Court rules them unlawful
The government announced the abolition of employment tribunal fees this morning after the Supreme Court ruled them unlawful. Seven justices overturned judgments by the High Court in 2013 and the Court...
View ArticleTaylor Review of employment practices
Matthew Taylor, former aide to Tony Blair, in a recent government review of employment practices has suggested all work in the UK’s economy should be “fair and decent”. The report pays particular...
View ArticleStripes Solicitors has been recommended as a Leading Law Firm in the Legal...
We are delighted to announce that we have been recommended as a Leading Law Firm in the North West region in the 2017 edition of the Legal 500. The results released today commend Stripes for our...
View ArticleConstruction giant now delivering substantial profits.
Construction group Balfour Beatty, one of Britain’s largest construction groups, has reported a surge in profits. Previous reports suggested that the group was close to collapse in 2015 largely due to...
View ArticleNew data rules have generated a 23pc year-on-year growth in demand for lawyers
The impending implementation date, 25th May 2018, for the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR, has seen the number of jobs available for lawyers in the UK increase by nearly a quarter in the first...
View ArticleLimb (b) worker is entitled to certain rights.
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Pimlico Plumbers in a decision that should have wide implications for workers’ rights. During his time at Pimlico Plumbers, Gary Smith paid tax on a...
View ArticleStripes Solicitors has proudly retained its ranking as a Leading Law Firm in...
Managing Director, Andrew Stripe is delighted to announce that Stripes Solicitors has once again been recognised by the prestigious Legal 500 publication 2018/19 as a Leading Law Firm and with many of...
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