John Gordon in Washington DC with First Minister Arlene Foster at Invest NI reception during International Bar Association Conference

by Laura McManus The Industrial Tribunal recently heard a case brought by Adam Thomas Forster against his former employers, McKees Farm Shop Limited. Mr Forster alleged he had been unfairly dismissed by the company. The Respondents resisted the claim, stating that the Claimant had been guilty of gross misconduct and was, therefore, dismissed. Mr Forster…

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Amy Montague v The Board of Governors of St Patrick’s Primary School (1) The Council for Catholic Maintained Schools (2) By Lisa Sturgeon Napier and Sons was recently successful in defending a claim for CCMS and the Board of Governors of St Patrick’s Primary School, Derrygonnelly. The Claimant in this matter, Amy Montague, had been…

By Joseph Napier This article focuses principally on the recent decision of Murray v Rainey Endowed School but may be of interest to those involved in Sports Law, GAA sports and volunteering/coaching within a school, club or educational setting. Like it or loath it the doctrine of Judicial Precedent has, for decades, influenced the way…

by Maria Glover Lawyers are renowned for their love of jargon and legalese.  Sadly, the more specialised the topic the more pronounced our attachment to legalese becomes.  Insolvency Law is no exception; it is technical, at times convoluted and unforgiving.  To help ease the legalese we have set out a short guide on key terms…

On Thursday 30th June 2016, at Maryville Tea Rooms on Lisburn Road, Napier & Sons hosted an afternoon tea to raise funds for this year’s chosen charity, Age NI. With almost 40 attendees, we sampled and enjoyed the many delights on offer. Guests also had the chance to enter a draw for 8 great prizes….

by Denis McKay There’s an old saying that there are two types of solicitor: those that have been sued; and those that haven’t been sued – yet. In today’s climate where it seems that warnings are being issued about scams and security breaches on a daily basis, that should maybe be updated. There are those…

by John Gordon Financial difficulties often lead to matrimonial breakdown.   Quite often the entire family suffer as a consequence of one spouses’ difficulties and one spouse, usually the wife, faces the difficulty of trying to protect the matrimonial home from her husband’s Trustee in Bankruptcy and trying to raise sufficient monies to buy out his…

STAMP DUTY LAND TAX HIGHER RATES FOR PURCHASES OF ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES by Andrew Rodgers Controversial higher rates of Stamp Duty Land Tax (“SDLT”) will apply from 1st April 2016 to purchases of additional residential properties such as second homes and buy to let properties. Chancellor George Osborne has turned his attention to buy to…