If you feel that you have been wrongly left out of a loved one’s will, you should see a solicitor straight away. The wisdom of acting promptly was emphasised by a case in which a pensioner who delayed taking legal action almost lost the roof
Official decision-making is only as good as the advice on which it is based. The High Court succinctly made that point in ruling that a local authority was seriously misled into granting itself planning permission for a residential development. The case concerned a countryside meadow
In a decision that broke new legal ground, an Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that ethical veganism is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010. Jordi Casamitjana, 55, brought a claim against his former employer, the League Against Cruel Sports, alleging that he was
Failing to remember those who depend on you financially in your will is an invitation to discord amongst your loved ones after you are gone. That was certainly so in the case of a businessman who, despite having an estate worth over £4 million when
Clinical negligence claims are often replete with medical and legal complexity and conducting them without specialist professional advice is really not an option. That was certainly so in the case of a disabled 11-year-old boy who was starved of oxygen in the minutes before his
An Englishman’s home is proverbially his castle, but letting your property fall into an advanced state of disrepair can have serious legal consequences. A householder found that out to his cost when his near-derelict home was compulsorily purchased by a local authority after it became
Britain’s economic health requires a sensible immigration system that enables highly skilled workers to settle here and enter the domestic job market. The rules designed to achieve that policy objective came under analysis in a Court of Appeal case. The case concerned a chef who
Bribery is rife in some parts of the world, but those who work for English companies are expected to act with integrity wherever they trade. In one case, a former power company executive was disgraced and received a stiff prison sentence for his involvement in
Can a dismissal be an act of discrimination if the affected employee is subsequently reinstated? In a case concerning a disabled IT support analyst, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) answered that important question in the affirmative. The man’s employer, a railway infrastructure company, was aware
Many of the UK’s most prosperous and modern businesses are partnerships, but the laws which govern them date back to the Victorian era. The High Court made that observation in considering whether a solicitors’ partnership had or had not been dissolved. A solicitor who had
