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Huntley v Siemens Healthcare: EAT clarifies costs assessment timing

The Employment Appeal Tribunal may assess reasonable prospects of success beyond commencement.

Bellway Homes v Occupiers of Samuel Garside House: service obligations clarified

Court of Appeal confirms defendants need not acknowledge invalid service when jurisdiction already challenged

Betancourt v UKRI: wrongful dismissal and the least burdensome performance rule

Employment Appeal Tribunal clarifies wrongful dismissal compensation despite contractual breach.

Re H: Court of Appeal overturns final care orders made at issues resolution hearing

Appeal allowed where final care orders made at IRH lacked adequate reasoning and procedural fairness.

Gurney v Randall: Employment Appeal Tribunal clarifies wasted costs jurisdiction

Employment Appeal Tribunal upholds refusal of wasted costs application against legal representative

Homeseptic Ltd v Information Commissioner: manifestly unreasonable environmental information requests

First-tier Tribunal confirms manifestly unreasonable exception where repeated requests caused staff distress

C G Fry v Secretary of State: Supreme Court limits scope of reserved matters conditions

Supreme Court clarifies planning authorities cannot impose additional conditions beyond outline permission terms when approving reserved matters.

HMRC v Colaingrove Limited: Upper Tribunal clarifies discretionary interest on VAT repayments

Upper Tribunal examines entitlement to additional interest under repealed VATA provisions.