Benefactors are perfectly entitled to give away their worldly goods. However, as one case concerning an agricultural smallholding showed, the law treats land differently from anything else and it can only be donated or otherwise
Compensation awards to clinical negligence victims may sometimes appear eye-wateringly large – but, with the ever-increasing cost of professional care, they are never any more than is needed. That was certainly so in one case, in
In a decision of importance to landlords, particularly of student accommodation, the Supreme Court has ruled that conditions attached to licences granted in respect of houses in multiple occupation (HMOs) can stipulate classes of persons
Can non-negotiable gambling chips (NGCs) that are given away to favoured punters by casinos be seen as money or money’s worth? By answering that question in the negative, the Court of Appeal saved the gaming
Choosing independent professionals, rather than family members, as executors of your will has many advantages. Not least amongst them, as a High Court ruling emphasised, is the requirement that they be fully independent and serve
Many private companies provide support to public authorities in the exercise of their powers and duties, but does that mean that they are themselves performing a public function, thus making them susceptible to judicial review?
Buying property at auction can be hazardous and should never be attempted without instructing lawyers to carry out all the necessary checks. In a case on point, a father and son bought a former council
The trouble with contracts that have not been professionally drafted is that what may appear trivial inaccuracies or ambiguities can later come back to bite you. In a case on point, a civil engineering agreement
Not every eventuality can be foreseen by those who draft trust deeds and, over time, the powers granted to trustees can prove inadequate to their task. However, as a case concerning a nationally important stately
Unauthorised use of personal data for marketing or other purposes is unlawful but, in order to win compensation, individuals affected by such conduct must prove that they have suffered not just a breach of their
