In a case of vital importance to landowners and those involved in handling waste, the Court of Appeal has fixed strict criminal liability on a company – despite its plea that it was unaware that a third party was carrying out unauthorised and environmentally damaging
Protecting your business – Part two – Contracts Welcome back to the second part in our series on how to protect your business. In our first article we looked at the importance of protecting your brand. In today’s article we shall focus on protecting your
What is Probate? Probate is a term commonly used when talking about the right to deal with someone’s estate when they have died. Here, Sandy Kaur, a Probate Solicitor in Leicester, sets out in brief what you need to know about probate. If the person who
With businesses becoming insolvent in large numbers in recent times, opportunities to acquire assets from their administrators are at their peak. However, the low prices sought for the assets are due, at least in part, to the additional risk to the purchaser. Here are some
In a ringing warning that neither the insurance industry nor the courts will put up with exaggerated compensation claims, a cyclist who fraudulently sought more than £3 million in damages by ‘telling a pack of lies’ about injuries he suffered when he was hit by
In a telling example of friendship not forming a sound basis for financial dealings, a retired pharmacist who lost $1.75 million when a neighbour and fellow golf club member inadvertently delivered him into the arms of a Cambodian fraudster has won his money back at
When a business disputes occurs it can be devastating. The most common type of dispute that occurs in Leicester is non-payment of invoices. Perhaps owing to the recent economic climate there have been a number of businesses who have struggled to recoup the monies that
In an extraordinary case that starkly reveals the limits on the coercive powers of the family courts, a judge has declined to impose a further prison sentence on a father who had already served nearly two years continuously in jail for refusing to reveal the
A mother’s desperate fight to renew contact with her disabled daughter many years after her adoption has yielded important guidance from the nation’s top family judge on the balance to be struck between the principle of open justice and the need to protect children and
There are many potential benefits of buying a franchise, such as having access to well-established business and accounting systems, centralised marketing and a proven business model. Being part of a well-known national brand also has an appeal for many business people. In exchange for the
