Contract

Uber loses court of appeal case Members Public

What's going on here? The Court of Appeal decided that private hire vehicle operators outside London, like Uber, don't need to contract directly with customers, overturning a prior ruling that could have shaken up the industry.

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Capital Law

Slaughter and May and TLT Represent Airwave and Home Office in £13.5M Inflation Adjustment Dispute Members Public

In Short: Airwave Solutions Ltd., a subsidiary of Motorola Solutions, is suing the UK Home Office for unpaid fees totalling £13.5 million, claiming the government incorrectly ceased to adjust payments based on inflation metrics.

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Slaughter and May

Eversheds Sutherland and Thompsons Represent Heathrow Express and Ex-Employees in Appeal Over Lifelong Travel Benefits Members Public

In Short: Heathrow Express must readdress breach of contract claims from former employees who argue they lost their lifelong travel benefits upon redundancy. An appellate tribunal found the initial ruling flawed, questioning whether employees had truly forfeited their rights by accepting a one-time payment.

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