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Many parents of children who are born disabled care for them without any support. However, parents may want to consider looking into the exact circumstances around the birth, as there may be grounds for pursuing a personal injury claim. A recent High Court case proved this to be a sensible course of action. Continue reading →
Professional advice provided by lawyers is strictly confidential and cannot be relied upon as evidence in any legal proceedings – but what if the client is counselled to take a dishonest course? The Court of Appeal confronted this issue in an employment dispute. Continue reading →
Consumers do not always read labels, so the packaging of a product, particularly its colour, can be crucial in establishing brand loyalty. In a recent case, the High Court considered whether the purple shade shared by rival pharmaceutical products could potentially cause confusion among customers. Continue reading →
If you have suffered an accident at work and you believe that your employer was to blame, you should seek legal advice right away. In one case, a florist’s assistant fell while carrying a heavy glass vase. However, as a result of soliciting legal advice, he secured the right to substantial compensation. Continue reading →
It is easy for businesses dealing with office politics, poor trading or cash flow difficulties to take their eye off the ball when it comes to their employees’ rights. As an Employment Tribunal (ET) decision strikingly showed, however, it is precisely at such moments of crisis that professional advice is most needed. Continue reading →
Failing to take professional advice and keep accurate accounts makes you more liable to face repercussions from HM Revenue and Customs. In a case on point, an international businessman who claimed to keep details of his income and expenditure ‘in his brain’ was landed with a £40,000 tax bill. Continue reading →
Businesses that store their clients’ personal data are under a strict legal duty to keep it secure. Any failure to do so is likely to have serious financial and reputational consequences. An estate agency whose negligence and technical inexperience left the details of more than 18,000 tenants exposed to hackers faced repercussions when they were fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). Continue reading →
Race discrimination in the workplace is not always overt, or even conscious, but judges are on the alert to spot instances of stereotypical prejudice, as a Court of Appeal ruling strikingly showed. Continue reading →
Once planning permissions have been granted and lawfully implemented, they are capable of enduring indefinitely, in principle. However, in a highly unusual case, the High Court ruled that a permission issued in 1967 could not be relied upon by a developer who wished to build a substantial housing estate in the Snowdonia National Park. Continue reading →
If you have been issued with a five year biometric residence permit (BRP) which on its face says it will expire in 2025 then you should be aware that as a result of Brexit, it will actually expire on 31 December 2024. Continue reading →
