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No matter what shape or form a disability may take, employers are always required to take them seriously. An Employment Tribunal (ET) made that point in the case of a teaching assistant who suffered from a severe phobia of coming into contact with other people’s bodily fluids (A v B). Continue reading →
Oral commercial agreements have a nasty habit of fostering dispute, yet a surprising number of even the most experienced businesspeople still persist in entering into them. A case on point concerned a couple who orally engaged an estate agent to assist them in finding profitable property investments. Continue reading →
When money passes between parents and their children, it can be very difficult to tell whether the transaction is a loan or an outright gift. A High Court ruling in the context of a bitter falling out between a wealthy father and son showed why no amount of familial love and affection can be a substitute for expert legal advice. Continue reading →
A finding of race discrimination is always an extremely serious matter and that is why a rigorous approach to evidence and proof is required of Employment Tribunals (ETs). In one case, a healthcare support agency accused of subjecting a black worker to less favourable treatment succeeded in showing that that high standard was not met (Key Care Support Ltd v Johnson). Continue reading →
Commercial leases frequently stipulate that premises are to be handed back to the landlord ‘with vacant possession’ – but what exactly does that mean? The Court of Appeal pondered the issue in a case concerning an office block that was stripped back almost to the walls prior to the tenant’s departure. Continue reading →
Family members frequently pass properties between each other without any money changing hands. However, as a High Court case showed, not all such transfers are by way of outright gift and it is vital to seek professional help in accurately recording the legal basis on which they are made. Continue reading →
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 →
