Divorce – There’s No Point Taking Legal Advice If You Don’t Follow It!
There is no point taking legal advice if you are not prepared to follow it. In a striking case on point, a wife was alleged to have agreed to a formal settlement of her big-money
Resignation of ‘Key Person’ Justified Contracts Termination
Service contracts between companies are nevertheless all about people and often require the involvement of named key individuals in their performance. Employees come and go, however, and a High Court ruling in the context of
Road Accident Teenager Receives Multi-Million-Pound Compensation
Compensation paid to accident victims is mainly used to fund their ongoing care but often has the knock-on benefit of greatly improving the quality of their family lives. That was certainly so in the case
Council Given 12 Weeks to Find Suitable Home for Family in Emergency Need
Social housing is a scarce resource, but judges are not afraid to hold local authorities to their strict duty to provide suitable accommodation for those in need. In a case on point, the High Court
Victim of Abusive PE Teacher Wins Seven-Figure Compensation
Submission is not the same as consent. The Court of Appeal powerfully made that point in upholding an award of more than £1 million in damages to a man who was for years subjected to
Private Landlords – Leaving Everything Up to Letting Agents Has Its Risks!
Residential landlords who fail to meet their extensive legal obligations put themselves at risk of severe financial consequences and reliance on the advice of professional letting agents is no defence. In a case on point,
High Court Approves Takeover of UK Defence and Aerospace Company
Takeovers of public companies are subject to close judicial scrutiny so as to ensure that all shareholders, no matter how small, receive a fair opportunity to make their views known. In a case on point,
Coronavirus Guidance Issued for Employers
With headlines continuing to be dominated by the global spread of coronavirus, new guidance has been released by the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) to set out the steps that employers should be taking
Casino Compliance Officer Triumphs in Whistleblowing Claim
Whistleblowers perform an invaluable role in exposing often inconvenient truths, but their efforts are sadly not always welcomed by employers. A case in which a casino compliance officer won the right to substantial compensation, however,
Reputation Unjustifiably Trashed by the Media? See a Lawyer Today!
If your reputation is trashed by the media without justification, there is no reason why you should put up with it and you should contact a lawyer straight away. In one case, a beautician who