When company directors fall out, a “no holds barred” campaign of attack and counterattack can quickly develop.

One tactic, likely to be very effective in at least the short term, would be to terminate a director’s access to company email and to the server. That will leave the director so deprived scrambling to either settle the dispute or to find a way in law to regain access as a matter of urgency.

A recent High Court case, in which a director in that very position asked for a “spoliation order” to restore his email access immediately, illustrates the challenges involved…

If you are not the breadwinner in a marriage, one of the daunting prospects of applying for a divorce will no doubt be the worry of how to support yourself (and your children if you have any) whilst the matter winds its way through the court system. Plus, how will you be able to pay for legal assistance?

Our law comes to your rescue here, providing a relatively quick and simple remedy in the form of an “interim relief” order against your spouse for both maintenance and a contribution to your legal costs.

We discuss the principles involved with reference to a “coy about his wealth” spouse ordered by the High Court to “pay up – now!” 

Would-be workplace sex pests should remember that our courts are unwavering in their support for victims of sexual harassment. When it happens in the workplace, victims can seek redress not only from the perpetrators themselves, but also from their employer in appropriate cases.  

Victims must however report any incident to their employer, without delay and using the correct procedures. 

Failure to do so can be fatal to the victim’s claim, as we shall see in the context of a recent Labour Court case where a female employee, who had been subjected to harassment by two of her senior colleagues, delayed (for two and three years respectively) before reporting them to her employer.   

Being an entrepreneur can be hugely rewarding, but it comes with a level of stress at the best of times, now magnified many times over by the pandemic’s uncertainties and disruptions.

Of course stress can be good for us, but only up to a point. “Bad stress” won’t just damage your ability to run your business, it puts your mental and physical health at severe risk.

So whatever else you do this year, make sure that coping with stress is high on your agenda – very high. Get 2022 off to a great start with these stress-coping mechanisms from a team of clinical psychologists on Stuff.