In a decision which raised interesting issues in respect of quantification of damages and mitigation of loss in negligent workmanship cases, the High Court has, subject to liability, ruled that the owners of a damaged
In a case of vital importance to landowners and those involved in handling waste, the Court of Appeal has fixed strict criminal liability on a company – despite its plea that it was unaware that
Protecting your business – Part two – Contracts Welcome back to the second part in our series on how to protect your business. In our first article we looked at the importance of protecting your
What is Probate? Probate is a term commonly used when talking about the right to deal with someone’s estate when they have died. Here, Sandy Kaur, a Probate Solicitor in Leicester, sets out in brief what
With businesses becoming insolvent in large numbers in recent times, opportunities to acquire assets from their administrators are at their peak. However, the low prices sought for the assets are due, at least in part,
In a ringing warning that neither the insurance industry nor the courts will put up with exaggerated compensation claims, a cyclist who fraudulently sought more than £3 million in damages by ‘telling a pack of
In a telling example of friendship not forming a sound basis for financial dealings, a retired pharmacist who lost $1.75 million when a neighbour and fellow golf club member inadvertently delivered him into the arms
When a business disputes occurs it can be devastating. The most common type of dispute that occurs in Leicester is non-payment of invoices. Perhaps owing to the recent economic climate there have been a number
In an extraordinary case that starkly reveals the limits on the coercive powers of the family courts, a judge has declined to impose a further prison sentence on a father who had already served nearly
A mother’s desperate fight to renew contact with her disabled daughter many years after her adoption has yielded important guidance from the nation’s top family judge on the balance to be struck between the principle
