Contact arrangements between children in care and their parents often raise vexed issues, but all the more so during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a case concerning a mother who was denied skin-to-skin contact with her
Those who preside over workplace disciplinary proceedings are performing a quasi-judicial role and no judge would find an employee guilty of misconduct on the basis of a mere possibility. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) made
Many businesspeople lead peripatetic lives of constant international travel and the crucial question of whether they are settled in the UK for tax purposes can be very difficult to answer. A First-tier Tribunal (FTT) ruling,
Wherever in the world maritime collisions occur, Admiralty judges in London have an unrivalled expertise in discerning where responsibility for them lies. The point was made by a case concerning a series of domino-like collisions
A breadwinner’s death as a result of another’s negligence can represent a severe financial blow to his or her dependants for which they are entitled to be compensated. As a High Court case showed, however,
Some businesses persist in engaging self-employed individuals without the benefit of professionally drafted contracts, viewing them as a needless expense. As a High Court case showed, however, such informal arrangements are never free from hazard
Identifying what is or is not a true redundancy situation can be no easy matter. That was certainly so in one case where what was described as a redundancy exercise resulted in an increase, rather
If your neighbours have obtained planning permission for building works to which you object, you may think that is the end of the matter. However, as one case strikingly showed, with the right legal advice
Before signing up to a commercial lease, tenants should always take expert legal advice to ensure they truly understand the obligations they are taking on. The point was powerfully made by a case in which
Through no fault of their own, some parents are simply incapable of providing the care and stability that all children need whilst growing up. As one case showed, however, the approach of family judges is
