Council tenants are obliged to pay utility bills like anyone else, but are they entitled to the benefit of discounted prices negotiated by local authorities? A High Court ruling on that crucial issue entitled one overcharged tenant, and a great many others in the same
It would be very convenient if the Land Registry always held a completely accurate record of exactly who owns which property, but that is sadly not the case. The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) made that point when stepping in to correct a mistake on the register
An important Supreme Court ruling concerning the pension rights of part-time judges has removed a potential obstacle in the way of justice being obtained by part-time workers who are treated less favourably than comparable full-time colleagues. Depending on their length of service, full-time, salaried judges
Victims of negligent medical advice are no less entitled to compensation than those who suffer injury under the surgeon’s knife. The point was made by the case of a mother who blamed allegedly inadequate antenatal counselling for the grave disabilities with which her son was
Those who personally guarantee repayment of corporate loans usually believe that they are taking an acceptable risk, but such a step should never be ventured without legal advice. A case on point concerned a businessman who was alleged to have underwritten a bank loan of
In small family businesses, disagreements are often patched up informally. However, as an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed, it is vital to remember that legal standards of fairness in employment relationships apply to them in just the same way as to giant corporations. The case
Having your will professionally drafted and signing it in front of a solicitor really is the best way of ensuring that your wishes are honoured after you are gone. In a case on point, the High Court gave effect to a matriarch’s final will, despite
England’s peerless reputation as a forum where commercial disputes are resolved without fear or favour means that English law and English jurisdiction clauses are commonplace in contracts signed around the world. In a case on point, the High Court ruled that a high value dispute
The purpose of the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) is not to apportion blame for shipping accidents but to minimise loss of life at sea. The High Court made that point in ruling that an MAIB report on the causes of a grounding incident was
The internet unfortunately provides an opportunity for wide publication of defamatory statements at the click of a button. However, a High Court case strikingly showed that the law can move fast to protect reputations and put a stop to such activities. The case concerned a
