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Planning rules do not require listed buildings to be preserved in aspic and changes that do no harm to their character, setting and architectural merit will sometimes be permitted. In a case on point, the High Court gave its blessing to the proposed extension of a listed house in the academic heart of Cambridge. Continue reading →
Social media posts that take seconds to write can percolate throughout the internet indefinitely and cause incalculable harm to your reputation. However, a High Court case in which a feminist campaigner received substantial libel damages illustrated the ability of specialist lawyers to restore your good name. Continue reading →
Informal flat- or house-sharing presents a convenient way of life for many people, but what precisely is the nature of the legal relationship between such easy-come, easy-go tenants and landlords whom they may never have even met? A judge considered that issue in a decision that will leave many private landlords quaking in their boots. Continue reading →
Loved ones who place properties in their joint names may not give any thought to the legal consequences of doing so. However, relationships can sour and, as a Court of Appeal ruling showed, it is vital at the outset to seek a lawyer’s help in precisely defining the nature of your respective interests. Continue reading →
Banter is one thing, but employers who turn a blind eye to workplaces descending into toxic arenas of discriminatory abuse can expect to reap a bitter harvest. That was certainly so in one case in which an Employment Tribunal (ET) ordered a company to pay substantial compensation to a gay former employee who was on the receiving end of a torrent of homophobic slurs. Continue reading →
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought with it a welter of emergency legislation, much of it highly damaging to private business interests. However, as a High Court ruling concerning international travel restrictions showed, the law-making process has throughout been subjected to rigorous review by the judiciary. Continue reading →
A certain amount of workplace banter may be tolerated, but every sensible employer is aware that it may be the thin end of a wedge leading to unlawful discrimination. In a case on point, an English lorry driver who suffered wounding verbal abuse after taking a job north of the border was awarded substantial compensation (Hawksworth v Greencore Food To Go Ltd). Continue reading →
The government is currently reviewing responses to its public consultation on helping taxpayers get their offshore tax right before it progresses to drafting new legislation on the issue. Continue reading →
Thousands of businesses left struggling by the COVID-19 pandemic have had little choice but to shed staff. However, as an Employment Tribunal (ET) ruling showed, the legal requirement that redundancy exercises must be transparent and fair has remained in full force throughout the crisis (Hatch v H2M Engineering Ltd). Continue reading →
Judges often express amazement at the devoted care lavished upon disabled people by their loved ones. However, as one case showed, one of the most important things they can do is to ask a solicitor to explore the possibility of compensation. Continue reading →
