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Tyre Company Fined After Worker Injured by Machine

A tyre refurbishment company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a worker was injured by a tyre buffing machine. The worker was drawn into the machine by his T-shirt as it was freewheeling to a stop. He came into contact with...
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Homeowner Defeats Application to Modify Restrictive Covenant

A homeowner has successfully argued before the Upper Tribunal (UT) that an application by the owner of adjoining land to modify a restrictive covenant should be refused . A small cottage had originally stood on the adjoining land, but had been badly...
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Andrew Wright undertakes the Ride Across Britain

Earlier this month, Andrew Wright, our senior partner, undertook the Ride Across Britain challenge by cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats with his wife, Claire. They clocked up 110 miles a day for 9 days to complete the 990 mile trip through some...
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Head Landlord Wins Appeal Against Rent Repayment Order

A man who let a house to a company which in turn let rooms in it to tenants has succeeded in his appeal against a rent repayment order after the Upper Tribunal (UT) concluded that he was not the tenants' immediate landlord and therefore no such order could...
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Protecting vulnerable people from fraud

   Criminals are forever pushing the boundaries of what’s possible to make gains illegally. Instances of fraud, especially online fraud, have been increasing year on year. Vulnerable people are more exposed to sophisticated online frauds...
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Court Authorises Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment

When deciding whether it is in a patient's best interests to continue life-sustaining treatment, the courts will look to the patient's views and beliefs, where known, as well as the medical evidence. In a sad case concerning a 66-year-old man in a state of...
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Damages for Holidaymaker Who Slipped on Wet Floor

A woman who was injured when she slipped on a wet floor in a hotel room has secured compensation from the travel operator that provided her holiday. The accident happened on the day she was due to fly home after a package holiday in Morocco. She and her...
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Home Improvement Company Fined for Unsolicited Calls

A company that provides installation services for home improvement products has been issued with a monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after making thousands of unsolicited marketing calls to numbers registered with the Telephone...
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Widow Compensated After Husband's Death in Hospital

A woman whose husband died after suffering two cardiac arrests in hospital has received compensation of £160,000. The man suffered from diabetes and ischaemic heart disease. After he had been very unwell all day, he was taken to hospital by paramedics...
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Half-Brother Entitled to Benefit from Family Trust

The High Court has recently ruled that a man is entitled to benefit under a family trust despite finding that he was not the biological child of the settlor. The trust had been set up by a businessman in 2003 and included as its beneficiaries 'the...
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