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When a solicitor was considered to be making a nuisance of herself by helping her clients make claims against the local council, which was also her landlord, the council took the decision to refuse to offer her a new lease. Her office was in a unit owned by...

A council's decision to grant planning consent for a superstore has been countermanded for a second time by the High Court on the ground that the potentially 'crippling' impact on the heart of a neighbouring market town had not been adequately considered. ...

It may seem obvious, but in order to transfer the title to something to another person, it has to be clear what it is that is being transferred. When a deed purporting to make a gift of assets described as '£324,990 cash/investments' was made, the...

A pedestrian who suffered fractures to her right ankle and knee when she tripped on the edge of a path has been awarded £30,000 in damages from her local authority. The 60-year-old woman had been visiting her elderly parents in council-owned sheltered...

Millions can hang on the precise wording of a contract. Just how important this can be was illustrated in a recent case in which an agreement in respect of a major oil pipeline project brought bitter discord after grave flaws in its drafting led to a...

When a mother and son from a village near Barnsley sold their property (a house plus adjoining commercial buildings and land), the apportionment of the sale proceeds was crucial in the determination of the liability for Capital Gains Tax (CGT). The proceeds...

Readers who live apart from their spouses or civil partners, but who have not formally dissolved their relationships, are warned that following changes to inheritance law brought into effect in October 2014 by the Inheritance and Trustees' Powers Act 2014 ,...

Guidance from the Centre for the Protection of National Infrastructure and the UK's National Technical Authority for Information Assurance highlights some of the aspects organisations must consider when adopting a 'Bring Your Own Device' (BYOD) approach,...

In a decision which will give some comfort to many hard-pressed businesses , a tax tribunal has ruled that a small company's unexpected cash-flow problems provided a 'reasonable excuse' for its late payment of its PAYE liabilities. The commercial...

Residential landlords will be aware of their legal responsibility under the Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998 to have annual safety inspections carried out on the gas appliances in the properties they let. The inspections cover the...