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Parties to litigation will be familiar with the principles of Part 36. This key provision in the Civil Procedure Rules is designed to encourage settlement, by entitling litigants who make...
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Last year the case of Sharland was reported which is a cautionary tale for husbands and wives. In that case Mr Sharland owned a company and at the final hearing...
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The new Fit for Work Service(“FFW”) has been much discussed at our seminars over the course ofthe previous 12 months. You will recall that thecreation of the now called Fit...
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Like overindulging during Christmas it was difficult to avoid the headlines declaring that the European Courts had ruled that obesity was a disability. In fact, the European Court of Justice...
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From 1 October 2014,amendments to the Consumer Protection from Unfair TradingRegulations 2008 gave consumers a new right to claims damages froma business which is found to be in breach of...
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The case of Bear Scotland Ltd and others v Fulton and others resulted in a finding by the EAT on 4 November 2014 that holiday pay must be calculated so...
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In British Gas Trading Limited v Oak Cash & Carry Limited [2014] EWHC 4058 (QB), the High Court refused relief from sanctions where the failure to file a listing questionnaire...
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Not deterred by the failure oftheir first Judicial Review in relation to the introduction ofEmployment Tribunal fees, UNISON raised a second challenge in theHigh Court. The High Court, however,dismissed the...
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The Chancellor, George Osborne, delivered his Autumn Statement on 3 December 2014. There were few areas which the Chancellor addressed in relation to charity law and they are summarised as...
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Possession claim by Landlord based on notice to quit served by one of two joint tenants does not breach human rights of the other, rules Supreme Court In November the...
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Under English law people are entitledto represent themselves in civil proceedings; there is nothing toprevent a person representing themselves in the English courtswithout a solicitor. The number of parties representing...
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From 3 November 2014 administration of Divorce Proceedings previously issued in Hull has been centralised to a Humber & South Yorkshire cluster based at a Divorce Centre in Doncaster Magistrates...
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