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Uncooperative Husband Ordered to Pay Ex-Wife £12.5 Million

When a party fails to disclose assets in divorce proceedings, the courts are entitled to draw appropriate inferences from the non-disclosure. This was demonstrated in a recent case in which the Family Court described the husband's conduct of the...
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Preventing Workplace Sexual Harassment - ECHR Templates

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (ECHR) has published templates for employers to help them prevent sexual harassment in the workplace. The Equality Act 2010 defines sexual harassment as unwanted conduct of a sexual nature, which has the purpose...
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The Importance of Pensions on Divorce

Normally only second to the family home, pensions are one of the most valuable assets within a financial settlement. However, they are so often overlooked. When dealing with finances upon divorce, the key factor in the vast majority of cases is the...
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Five-Figure Damages for Worker Injured by Faulty Machine

A factory worker who badly injured his ankle when a faulty machine suddenly activated has secured compensation from his employer. The worker was supervising the operation of a concrete press machine. After hearing a noise, he went to investigate and saw...
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Woman Compensated After Surgery Leads to Organ Damage

A woman has secured compensation totalling £82,500 after undergoing a hysterectomy during which she sustained damage to an internal organ. The woman had suffered from painful menstrual bleeding for some years. Her GP referred her to a consultant...
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Woman Fails to Overturn Stepfather's Final Will

A woman who was left just £1 when her stepfather passed away has failed in her challenge to the validity of his final will. The stepfather had formed a close friendship with a woman he had originally hired as a cleaner in 2011. They shared an interest...
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Consultation Dispensation Granted for Urgent Works to Property

Under Section 20ZA of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 , a tribunal may grant a landlord dispensation from the requirement to consult tenants about significant works if it finds it reasonable to do so. Recently, a landlord who carried out urgent repairs to...
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Tenants Achieve Service Charges Reductions

Tenants who feel that excessive service charges are being demanded of them are not powerless and can challenge the reasonableness of their charges before the First-tier Tribunal (FTT). Recently, the tenants of two leasehold flats succeeded in achieving...
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'Fundamentally Dishonest' Motorbike Crash Claim Dismissed

A motorcyclist who was seriously injured when a car pulled out in front of him has had his claim dismissed after the High Court found it to be fundamentally dishonest. The accident happened in 2018, when the man was 26 years old. He was riding his motorbike...
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Director's Behaviour Leads to Unfair Dismissal Claim

A woman has succeeded in her unfair dismissal claim after the behaviour of a director of the company she worked for led her to resign from her job ( Hanson v Interaction Recruitment Specialists Ltd ). The woman had worked for her employer, a recruitment...
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