Construction group Ardmore has hit back at a £40 million ($53.7 million) claim brought in London against it by U.K. housing giant Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd. over alleged fire safety problems in 72 London homes it had built, saying that the claim violated a prior settlement.
Construction group Ardmore has hit back at a £40 million ($53.7 million) claim brought in London against it by U.K. housing giant Taylor Wimpey UK Ltd. over alleged fire safety problems in 72 London homes it had built, saying that the claim violated a prior settlement.
Former bosses of a seafood business have denied misappropriating £1.2 million ($1.6 million) to fund a lavish lifestyle that included luxury cars and extravagant holidays, claiming the expenses were approved business spending to make the company look successful.
The government has said it will further examine allegations by a group of trade unions and a campaigning organization that McDonald's has failed to appropriately address gender-based violence and harassment in its restaurants and franchises.
A construction builder has sued architecture firm Scott Brownrigg for more than £7.3 million ($9.8 million), alleging that inadequate design led to dangerous fire safety defects at a high-rise development.
A British property developer is suing a site investigation consultant company for £3.2 million ($4 million) for allegedly negligently failing to correctly survey a construction site, leading to wasted costs after buildings had to be demolished due to unsuitable foundations.
A former NHS human resources adviser can challenge the strike-out of her unfair dismissal claim, after an appeals tribunal held that her severe anxiety and a minor filing error justify the appeal being filed out of time.
