The integrity of the housing market depends on honest dealing and lenders are very often not the only victims of mortgage fraud. That was certainly so in the case of an innocent woman who, due to her husband’s dishonesty, faced losing her home of almost
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) are certainly not infallible but, faced by such big battalions, small taxpayers are often filled with a sense of helplessness. As a case concerning a nail bar showed, however, professional advisers are more than capable of proving that the tax
It is not only in the realms of fiction that lovers choose to marry in secret, away from the gaze of their disapproving families. A highly unusual High Court case, however, showed the legal difficulties that can arise from such arrangements. The case concerned a
Many employers quite understandably treat certain forms of misconduct particularly seriously, but the adoption of so-called ‘zero-tolerance’ policies is replete with legal pitfalls. That was certainly so in the case of the Home Office’s tough stance on employee misuse of its IT systems. The case
How do I protect my property against care home fees? Natalie Biggin | Partner The big concern for many people as they grow older is how to protect their property against care home fees. The first point to make is that
Speedy and cost-effective dispute resolution is the primary aspiration of the contract adjudication regime – but to what extent can that be fairly achieved during the COVID-19 pandemic? The High Court confronted that issue in a guideline case. A woman asserted that she had been
No amount of money can ever compensate for the promise of a young life ruined by clinical negligence, but it can at least provide security for the future. In one case, a recently married woman who suffered a catastrophic stroke following failures in diagnosis and
Almost any inquisitive person would love to know more about the inner workings of government. However, as a highly unusual tribunal decision showed, unrestrained freedom of information can have a chilling impact on effective policy-making. The day after the Department for Culture, Media and Sport
If you are anxious that a neighbour’s proposed use of his or her land will become a nuisance to you, an expert lawyer will ensure that your objection really counts. In a case on point, the operator of a busy airport cited safety concerns in
Paying for goods in advance inevitably involves an element of risk and, in the event of non-delivery arising from deceit, you should consult a solicitor without delay. In a case on point, a commodities company which was duped into pre-paying for thousands of tonnes of
