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In a decision which was acknowledged to be of considerable public importance , a British couple have been declared the legal parents of their surrogate baby after the country's top family judge went to considerable lengths to come to their aid. In order to...

Although, as a general rule, an illegal contract is unenforceable, a City broker who offered to supply insider information to a friend for £620,000 but then reneged on the promise has been ordered to repay the money. The broker claimed to have access...

When an employee who left his employer prematurely was forced to repay part of a bonus he had been awarded, the refusal of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to regard the repayment as a reduction in income for the year in which the bonus had originally been paid...

In a case which underscores the wisdom of keeping your will up to date, changes in the law relating to Inheritance Tax (IHT) led to a bitter dispute between a widow's family and her favourite charity in respect of her £680,805 estate. In an...

A couple who made £13 million by selling their land for residential development are in line for a further very substantial sum after the High Court interpreted in their favour a contractual term which entitled them to additional payments, depending...

A victory for a bank customer in Taunton County Court could cause considerable grief for the clearing banks unless the decision is overturned on appeal. The Court heard an appeal from a man who took action against Lloyds TSB (as it was then) over charges...

When cohabiting couples break up, failure to have legal rights clearly laid down can often lead to a dispute, as a recent case illustrates. It involved a claim by a woman for a share in the value of the house she had occupied with her partner for ten...

In a warning to traders that those who deal in counterfeit goods are at risk of losing their liberty, a market stall holder who was caught offering for sale fake Apple mobile phone chargers and USB leads has failed in an appeal against a 13-month prison...

Lack of availability of social housing has led to long waiting lists in many parts of the country and councils are taking action to maximise the use of the properties they have. A recent example of such action led to a court decision that an elderly and...

A recent survey of 1,200 company car drivers found that more than 1,000 admitted to having falsified their mileage claims. 89 per cent had submitted inaccurate claims and 63 per cent had added 'non-business' mileage to their claim. In addition, more than a...