A former legal director at Cisco has accused the technology company of sex discrimination, asking a tribunal to award him almost £3.9 million ($5.3 million) over allegations that he was selected for redundancy because he was a man.
A former legal director at Cisco has accused the technology company of sex discrimination, asking a tribunal to award him almost £3.9 million ($5.3 million) over allegations that he was selected for redundancy because he was a man.
Britain's highest court should take the most obvious interpretation of the question of whether state furlough grants made during the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the wage bill of businesses, insurers argued at a hearing on Thursday.
An English broker told Britain's top court on Thursday that Denmark's tax authority can't sue it for more than £56 million ($76 million) over a tax refund fraud, because an earlier decision in related proceedings rendered the claim inadmissible.
The University of West London has denied owing a business school almost £7 million ($9.6 million) over a higher education course, arguing that the school had failed to properly monitor attendance and vet admissions resulting in the course shutting down.
The corporation that oversees the Lloyd's of London insurance market has denied it owes about $725,000 to the owners and operators of container ship Ever Forward, which ran aground in 2022, arguing that the vessel was not seaworthy.
Two fired executives of a regional newspaper publisher have denied they must repay the company more than £900,000 ($1.2 million) in compensation, claiming they were wrongly forced out of the company for blowing the whistle on the fraudulent overcharging of advertisers.
A London tribunal has ruled that a law firm cannot undo a former paralegal's £45,600 ($62,200) unfair dismissal payout even though it had no idea about his claim, ruling that the firm's owner was at fault for failing to check his post.
Trade union Prospect has won the right to negotiate over employment conditions on behalf of 24 media staff working for a production company with links to Channel 4, convincing an arbitration panel to grant recognition without a ballot.
