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Parents Accused of Breaking Their Baby’s Leg Win Right to Fresh Hearing

6 years ago in

Family and Matrimonial

When children suffer injury, investigations follow and the finger of blame is frequently pointed at their parents. However, in one case, a young couple successfully challenged a judicial finding that they had conspired to cover up the circumstances in which their five-month-old daughter suffered a

Court of Appeal Strips Fraudulent Director of All His Secret Profits

6 years ago in

Company Law, Commercial Litigation, Business News

Judges know how to deal with directors who dishonestly line their own pockets at the expense of companies that they are duty-bound to serve. In a Court of Appeal case on point, one such miscreant was stripped not only of his underhand profit but also

High Court Green Lights 70 New Homes in Open Countryside

6 years ago in

Residential Property

The relentless policy drive to build more new homes inevitably creates pressure to develop greenfield sites. In a case on point, the High Court opened the way for construction of 70 dwellings in the open countryside – even though there was no shortage of housing

Superyacht Skipper Can Pursue Unfair Dismissal Claim in England

6 years ago in

General, Employment Law for Employers

The limited territorial reach of English Employment Tribunals (ETs) can pose difficulties to those who lead globe-trotting working lives. In a guideline case, however, the former captain of a superyacht which moved from port to port won the right to pursue his unfair dismissal claim

‘Mere Technicality’ Plea Fails to Convince Judge in Bankruptcy Case

6 years ago in

Insolvency

Making a debtor bankrupt is a serious matter and the correct procedural steps must be followed to the letter. As a High Court case showed, arguments that such steps are mere technicalities and that a failure to follow them has caused no injustice almost always

Nuisance Tenants and the Public Sector Equality Duty – Guideline Ruling

6 years ago in

Landlord and tenant

Does a social landlord’s failure to have due regard to a nuisance tenant’s disabilities necessarily preclude their eviction? In a guideline decision concerning a flat frequented by antisocial drug dealers, the Court of Appeal answered that question emphatically in the negative. The flat’s tenant was

The Fight Against Bovine Tuberculosis – Pedigree Alpaca Faces Slaughter

6 years ago in

General, Agriculture

Bovine tuberculosis (Btb) is a grave threat to livestock farmers and it is the Government’s duty to do all it can to stamp out the disease. In a High Court case on point, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs was

Establishing a Brand? Lawyers Know How to Protect Your Investment!

6 years ago in

intellectual property

Huge investments of time and money that go into establishing successful brands in the public mind would routinely be wasted were it not for trade mark protection. The point was powerfully made by a case in which Claridge’s Hotel successfully sued a small company which

NHS Pays £400,000 Damages Following Psychiatric Patient’s Suicide

6 years ago in

Personal Injury and Clinical Negligence

The NHS owes a duty to protect mentally ill patients from themselves and, where a failure to match up to that obligation results in injury or death, it is only right that compensation is paid. In a case on point, the family of a young

Investor Defrauded of Millions Awarded His Money Back by High Court

6 years ago in

Private Client Tax and Trusts

There is no such thing as a risk-free investment, but if you are induced to part with your money by deceit a good lawyer will help you get it back. Exactly that happened in the case of an engineer who was hoodwinked into ploughing a

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Parents Accused of Breaking Their Baby’s Leg Win Right to Fresh Hearing

Court of Appeal Strips Fraudulent Director of All His Secret Profits

High Court Green Lights 70 New Homes in Open Countryside

Superyacht Skipper Can Pursue Unfair Dismissal Claim in England

‘Mere Technicality’ Plea Fails to Convince Judge in Bankruptcy Case

Nuisance Tenants and the Public Sector Equality Duty – Guideline Ruling

The Fight Against Bovine Tuberculosis – Pedigree Alpaca Faces Slaughter

Establishing a Brand? Lawyers Know How to Protect Your Investment!

NHS Pays £400,000 Damages Following Psychiatric Patient’s Suicide

Investor Defrauded of Millions Awarded His Money Back by High Court

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