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A case brought by a group of residents who live near a tip was recently heard by the Court of Appeal. The residents complained that the smell of the tip was a nuisance that blighted the everyday enjoyment of their properties. The tip was operated by...

The bell has tolled for file-sharing websites after file-sharing provided by the Swedish website The Pirate Bay (TPB) was declared unlawful by the High Court . A group of record companies representing the UK music publishing industry is seeking an order...

Religion has been the cause of countless disputes over the centuries, but surprisingly few disputes regarding religion have reached the family courts. Recently, the High Court heard a case in which the father of a child disputed the right of the...

It is open to anyone to make what is popularly called a ‘living will’, a document more commonly known as an ‘advance directive’ or ‘advance decision’. Advance directives can include a direction that life-sustaining medical...

The very same day that the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales was inviting comment from its members on PAYE coding notice problems because ‘We know from your feedback that there is a wide variety of issues with codes’, comes...

Making a will is something everyone should do and it is important to have complete confidence in the person advising you. The Legal Services Board has announced proposals to provide greater protection for consumers of will-writing and estate administration...

When a tenant becomes insolvent and the administrator intends to carry on trading from the rented premises, the administrator takes over responsibility for the payment of rent to the landlord from the commencement of the administration. Typically in such...

When a non-resident of the UK visited the UK with a view to becoming resident here, little did he realise that the decision would cost him nearly £100,000 in tax. The man was a resident of Japan from September 1997 onwards and had also been...

Proposals for shareholder regulation of boardroom pay are advancing, with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills having published a new consultation paper containing what look to be the final proposals on the matter. The full proposals apply...

A recent Court of Appeal case shows that mediation can often be a more beneficial way of resolving disputes than what Lord Justice Jackson referred to as ‘full blooded adversarial litigation’. The dispute in question arose between the...