The breakdown of any meaningful relationship, whether that be a marriage or long period of cohabitation, can be a traumatic, emotionally draining and stressful experience. All the energy and effort expended into that relationship, often
When a passenger ferry sailed from an Asian port into the teeth of a typhoon, the result was not only a human catastrophe but an international dispute which culminated in a Court of Appeal ruling
In a ground-breaking decision, the High Court has ruled that, where an employee leaves his job without notice and ceases to be paid, the employer is still entitled to keep his employment contract alive and
A total breakdown of trust and confidence between the tenants of a pizza restaurant and their landlord led to an epic High Court battle and seven-figure legal costs bills which hugely exceeded the relatively modest
In a case which will have a depressing familiarity to many engaged in international commerce, a judge has questioned whether it was wise for parties to a shipping contract dispute to enter into a costly
A publican who blamed his bookkeeper’s lack of computer literacy for his failure to file his employer’s annual return on time is facing a stinging penalty after a tribunal ruled that he had no reasonable
The Government has laid before Parliament draft regulations which, if approved, will make changes to the way in which eligible parents of children due to be born or adopted on or after 5 April 2015
A school has succeeded in fighting off a £50,000 damages claim brought by a recently recruited teaching assistant who blamed chronic back and shoulder injuries on the strain of pushing wheelchair-dependent pupils between classes. The
In a case which underlined the need to take professional advice when dealing with planning authorities, a property owner has been ordered to demolish a two-storey extension which he built without authority. In a forlorn
In the era of multinational companies bestriding the globe it can sometimes be difficult to pin down exactly where their administrative hearts lie. However, that task may now be easier after the Court of Appeal
