Sexual harassment proceedings against disgraced film producer Harvey Weinstein gave rise to a thorny jurisdictional issue that threatened to undermine the power of Employment Tribunals (ETs) to make evidence disclosure orders against those who are not physically present in Great Britain. The case concerned a
Adopting children from overseas is fraught with legal pitfalls and those who attempt to do so without first taking expert advice expose themselves to heartbreak. In one case, however, the High Court came to the aid of a British woman who adopted a little girl
Asbestos-related diseases commonly develop decades after exposure and the lapse of time can present a serious difficulty when claiming compensation. As a High Court case showed, however, specialist personal injury lawyers will rise to such challenges and are willing to take on even the most
Can I evict my tenant? A guide for rental property owners Zoe Davies | Trainee Solicitor If you are a landlord wondering what your rights are during this time, we can help. Current Possession Ban The Coronavirus Act 2020, suspended possession
The public interest in contract adjudicators’ awards being treated as final means that judges will generally enforce them, whether they are right or wrong. The High Court made that point in a case where a building company was ordered to pay more than £400,000 to
The freeholds of a great many blocks of flats are held by tenant-owned companies which operate on democratic principles. Such arrangements are, however, not a panacea and disagreements can arise. A guideline Supreme Court decision will, however, make it easier for tenants to know where
Compensation awards in the most serious clinical negligence cases commonly run into millions, even tens of millions, of pounds. However, as the case of a teenager who was born to a life of acute disability due to a negligent delay in his delivery showed, they
Update: Valid Section 21 Notice and Gas Safety Certificate. Where do you stand? Sheila Valand | Partner The Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in the case of Trecarrell House Limited v Rouncefield (B5/2019/0499). The Court of Appeal ruled that late service of
Businesses that handle personal data but fail to take appropriate steps to guard against cyber attacks expose themselves to grave financial and reputational damage. That was certainly so in the case of an international airline whose flawed systems compromised the security of millions of its
Few would quarrel with the long-standing rule of law that anyone who unlawfully kills another is barred from benefiting, financially or otherwise, from his or her crime. In a unique decision, however, the High Court waived that rule in the case of an elderly wife
