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Exaggerated Claim Leads to Six-Figure Costs Bill

A woman who discontinued her personal injury claim after evidence was obtained indicating that she...

FCA Proposes New Rules for Payments Firms

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing changes to the safeguarding regime that applies...

Intangible Assets Deduction Not Available to LLP Members

Where a partnership's members include one or more companies, the profits of the partnership are...

Motorcyclist Hit by Car Receives Five-Figure Settlement

A motorcyclist who was hit by a car at a junction has secured damages for the injuries he...

ET Has Jurisdiction to Hear 'Same Disadvantage' Claim

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has confirmed that where a provision, criterion or practice...

Tyre Company Fined After Worker Injured by Machine

A tyre refurbishment company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a...

Head Landlord Wins Appeal Against Rent Repayment Order

A man who let a house to a company which in turn let rooms in it to tenants has succeeded in his...

Damages for Holidaymaker Who Slipped on Wet Floor

A woman who was injured when she slipped on a wet floor in a hotel room has secured compensation...

Court Authorises Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment

When deciding whether it is in a patient's best interests to continue life-sustaining treatment,...

Home Improvement Company Fined for Unsolicited Calls

A company that provides installation services for home improvement products has been issued with a...

Half-Brother Entitled to Benefit from Family Trust

The High Court has recently ruled that a man is entitled to benefit under a family trust despite...

Widow Compensated After Husband's Death in Hospital

A woman whose husband died after suffering two cardiac arrests in hospital has received...

Deductions from Wages Pursuant to Court Order Not Unlawful

An Employment Tribunal (ET) has confirmed that a construction company which made deductions from...

Family Court Rules on Meaning of Pre-Nuptial Agreement

A pre-nuptial agreement (PNA) will be taken into account when a couple divorces, as long as it has...

ICO Reprimands Electoral Commission Over Cyber Attack

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to the Electoral Commission...

Appeal by Taxpayer Who Relied On Accountant Refused

Individual taxpayers often rely on advisors to handle their tax affairs, but it is wise to make...

Government Payment Schemes for Mesothelioma

Symptoms of mesothelioma tend to appear several decades after exposure to asbestos, by which time...

EAT Overturns Indirect Disability Discrimination Finding

Employment Tribunals (ETs) have a duty to give sufficient reasons for their decisions so that the...
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