Nuisance neighbours are one of the most unpleasant issues that a property owner can face. Where the conduct is sufficiently bad, however, the law does provide a remedy, as was illustrated by a recent case involving a couple whose dream…
When a woman ignored legal advice and lent more than £600,000 to her uncle without taking proper steps to protect herself, the outcome was always likely to be regrettable. While the transaction seemed straightforward – the advancing of a mortgage…
In the area of intellectual property (IP) law, the small firm has every chance of defeating the megacorporation, especially as regards ownership of domain names. In one case, which underlined the potential costs of failing to register Internet domain names…
Only employees have the right not to be unfairly dismissed. The right does not extend, for example, to people who are self-employed, independent contractors, members of the armed forces or workers employed under an illegal contract – e.g. a bar…
The family courts are kept busy these days with disputes over which parent children should live with – especially when the parents are of different nationalities. In a recent case, an Algerian court had awarded custody to the mother of…
Under the Immigration Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2016 from 1st February 2016 it becomes compulsory for checks to be carried out before allowing anyone to live permanently in a property you own or control. The obligation applies to…
Boundary disputes can take a long time to resolve and can be ruinously expensive, as a recent case illustrates. It involved a teacher who put up a fence along what she thought was the boundary of her property. Her neighbours…
Businesses often have no choice but to allow employees access to sensitive trade information despite the obvious risks which that entails. However, one High Court case revealed how fast the law can move to stem any leaks which may arise…
In a decision of interest to pension advisers and public employers, the High Court has ruled that a social housing provider which dispensed with its chief executive’s services did so because it was dissatisfied with his performance and not for…
Every responsible employer knows that reasonable adjustments have to be made for disabled workers. However, in a guideline decision involving a civil servant suffering from post-viral fatigue syndrome, the Court of Appeal has ruled that that duty is not without…
