How can we help your business keep the cash flowing? Zoe Davis | Trainee Solicitor With so much uncertainty around the current Covid-19 crisis and how this will affect the economy, it is vital that businesses keep their cash flow moving with regular
If you die without making a will, there is a real risk that your loved ones may be left high and dry. In one case, a man who said that he was grieving over his partner’s death found himself bereft of legal rights and locked
Emergency vehicles have to move fast in order to save lives, but their drivers are not immune from the rules of the road and have to be as careful as any other motorist. In a case on point, a young woman who was struck by
Can a planning unit encompassing more than one residential property be viewed as a single ‘dwelling’? In an important ruling which underscored the undesirability of developing isolated homes in the open countryside, the High Court has answered that question in the negative. The case concerned
Employer Pays Dear for Failing to Take Discrimination Complaints Seriously: Employers that fail to take discrimination in the workplace seriously can expect to be on the receiving end of legal complaints. The point was powerfully made by the case of a property concierge who suffered
The relationship of pub companies to their tied tenants has always had the potential for abuse, but a statutory regime exists to ensure that tenants do not suffer unfair treatment. In one case, the High Court boosted a tenant’s hopes of being released from the
Trade marks which achieve widespread public recognition are the lifeblood of a great many businesses, forming the foundation of their brands. A High Court ruling in the context of the UK’s £2.54 billion-a-year pet food market showed exactly why such valuable intellectual property assets are
International cooperation in bringing terrorists and other serious criminals to justice is obviously desirable, but that does not mean that individual citizens’ personal data can be passed from state to state willy-nilly. The Supreme Court made that point in a guideline decision arising from the
The right to remain silent is one thing, but taking active and dishonest steps to cover up involvement in wrongdoing is quite another. The distinction was underlined in the case of a senior charity worker whose use of an office iPad ran up more than
Most road accidents happen in seconds, and working out their exact causes after the event is exceptionally difficult. However, a case in which a woman who was knocked down by a lorry won the right to substantial compensation showed the lengths to which judges will
