Implied obligations on employers in property development and construction projects: update

The recent Court of Appeal decision in Clin v Walter Lilly [2018] EWCA Civ 490 highlights that even detailed and well-crafted agreements require terms to be implied in order to make them work properly.

Extending Time under the Just and Equitable Jurisdiction: Dowokpor v Ministry of Justice UKEAT/0156/17/LA, 23 March 2018

The EAT (Slade J) held the Employment Tribunal erred in deciding that it was not just and equitable to extend the three-month time for bringing a claim under the Part-time Works (Prevention of Less Favourable) Treatment Regulations 2000.

Get the Party started

The Court of Appeal has exploded the commonly held view that a party must consent to service by electronic means of a notice or document under the Party Wall etc Act 1996 (PWA 1996).

Actionable personal injury without symptoms: Dryden and others v Johnson Matthey Plc [2018] UKSC 18

The Appellants, during their employment in chemical production plants, were negligently exposed to platinum salts.

The CA giveth, and the SC taketh away

Two important cases in two days. In both cases, the recipient of a document purportedly served by email had not indicated that that they would accept such service.