Judges are the ultimate guardians of democracy and they are always there to ensure that every individual has an unhindered right to cast a secret ballot. In a striking case on point, the High Court pinpointed a grave deficiency in the voting system that undermines
New inventions can transform entire industries, rendering existing products more or less obsolete, but they almost inevitably give rise to patent disputes. A case on point concerned a revolutionary garden hose design that solved problems of storage, weight and kinking all too familiar to gardeners
One of the unsavoury features of many big money divorce cases is a reluctance to disclose financial information without which a fair outcome cannot be achieved. As a withering High Court ruling against a stubborn husband showed, however, family judges have all the powers they
Failing to engage an expert lawyer to present your Employment Tribunal (ET) claim is a false economy and can even result in your case being dismissed without a full hearing. That very nearly happened to a worker who claimed that he had paid a heavy
If you feel that your private information has been misused by the media, you may be entitled to compensation and should consult a lawyer straight away. A businessman who did just that after leaked details of a criminal investigation concerning him found their way into
The high emotion and antagonism sadly often arising from divorce can lead to lies being told in court. Family judges, however, have a panoply of powers to deal with such behaviour, as was shown by the case of a wife who sought to conceal the
The Finance Act 2014 conferred on HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) draconian powers to tackle tax avoidance. However, in relieving a businessman of a tax demand for over £8.7 million, the Court of Appeal made plain that those powers are not without limit. A family
Boarded-up premises are a blight on any shopping centre, causing loss to landlords and other tenants alike, and that is why many leases include covenants which require retail units to be kept open. One such clause was considered in a case concerning a shop left
If you believe that you are the victim of a breach of contract, it is no good sitting on your hands and you should consult a specialist lawyer without delay. In a case on point, a tiling company ended up more than £80,000 out of
Lawyers representing a young mother who suffered a pathological grief reaction following the stillbirth of her longed-for baby daughter have won her six-figure compensation after the NHS admitted breaching the duty it owed her. After the mother went into hospital to have delivery induced, she
