When policy considerations pull in different directions, planning decisions often come down to balancing the harm that a development will cause against its public benefits. That was certainly so in one case in which the High Court opened the way for a famous public school
Parents who assure their children of a future inheritance may find themselves legally bound to keep their word – but such promises may only be conditional. A judge made that point in a case concerning a bitter breakdown in relations between an elderly farmer and
Thanks to telephone conferencing and video link technology, delivery of civil justice has continued almost unabated during the COVID-19 pandemic – but are remote hearings fair? A judge considered that fundamental issue in ruling that a clinical negligence trial should be conducted physically in court.
What is a Business LPA and why should you have one? Emma Longstaff | Associate Solicitor A Lasting Power of Attorney allows you to appoint people that you trust to deal with your property and financial affairs if you are unable
Contracts often require payments for services to be made in advance in order to get the ball rolling and provide liquidity, but this gives rise to obvious risks. An instructive High Court ruling, however, showed how effective bank guarantees are in ensuring that such payments
Transparency in official decision-making is the litmus test of a free democracy. The point was powerfully made by the case of a town clerk who became the first person to be successfully prosecuted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. The clerk bore responsibility for
Those who organise adrenaline-fuelled and potentially dangerous sporting events are under a duty to keep participants reasonably safe. However, as a High Court case showed, that does not extend to warning them against obvious risks. The case concerned an off-road motorcycling event which promised participants
Despite the drive towards achieving economic equality between the sexes, it remains common for women to give up their promising careers to support their husbands and devote themselves to child rearing and home-making. An important High Court ruling addressed the burning issue of how such
Managing or controlling an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO) is a crime punishable by an unlimited fine. In a case which should make every residential landlord sit up and take notice, the High Court has ruled that such an offence involves no mental element
Sexual harassment in the workplace is a very serious matter and employers should think long and hard before making such an allegation. In a case where that signally failed to happen, a wrongly accused executive succeeded in an unfair dismissal claim and was awarded more
