A recent case highlights the changes that will be coming into effect next year when the Insurance Act 2015 comes into force, reducing the number of 'technical' defences that can be used by insurance companies to avoid paying out on claims. The case...
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When a proposal for a development that included a lorry park and two silos was made that had the potential to lead to pollution of a river which is in a special conservation area, the expectation that there might be opposition proved to be well founded. The...
The importance of the role of fathers in the lives of their children has been given more and more recognition by the family courts in recent years, as is evidenced by a case in which a mother was refused permission to move permanently to Australia with her...
The crucial importance of appointing a reliable person to act as your attorney, to manage your affairs should you no longer be able to do so yourself, was illustrated yet again by a recent case in which a man's attorney was ordered to stand trial for...
Yet another case concerning liability of commercial premises for business rates has worked its way through the courts recently – in this instance, all the way to the Supreme Court. The dispute being judged related to the question of whether multiple...
Businesses that deal with members of the public are reminded that the Consumer Rights Act 2015 , which received the Royal Assent on 26 March, became law on 1 October 2015. The Act replaces a number of laws with regard to business-to-consumer transactions,...
When a person misrepresents something being sold to the extent that what is being promised to the buyer is significantly different from what is delivered, the normal legal remedy is 'rescission', which is the term lawyers use for the cancellation of the...
The national drive for more sources of renewable energy was very much in evidence as a High Court decision condemned residents of a rural area to live with views of a 67-metre high wind turbine which were acknowledged to be 'very unpleasant'. A planning...
When a couple divorced in 2010, the broad terms of their financial settlement were agreed very quickly with some details finalised in 2014. The agreement included the passing of the matrimonial home to the wife along with the liability of the remaining...
When the wives of two very wealthy men found that their divorce settlements had been concluded on the basis of information supplied by their husbands which was clearly wrong, a series of legal cases culminated in decisions by the Supreme Court which show...
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