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Prospective Tenant Loses Deposit After Failed Credit Check

When prospective tenants are asked to pay a holding deposit, they should ensure that they disclose any information that might affect a landlord's decision whether to offer them a tenancy. Recently, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) dealt with an application for...
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£60,000 Damages for Negligently Performed Mastectomy

A woman who suffered complications after undergoing a mastectomy has achieved a settlement of her claim against the NHS trust that employed the surgeon who operated on her. She was diagnosed with breast cancer and a mastectomy was recommended. She...
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Declaration of Parentage Granted Despite Missing Consent Forms

Unmarried couples who hope to have children together via fertility treatment must comply with a number of requirements in order for both partners to be legally recognised as parents, but if a mistake is made in the documentation, the courts can often assist....
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High Court Rules on Liability for Four-Car Accident

Determining responsibility for road traffic accidents can sometimes be complex. In ruling on two personal injury claims arising from an accident involving four cars, the High Court had to consider where liability for the accident lay. As a Volkswagen was...
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Landlord Served With Improvement Notice Wins Appeal

Can a local housing authority serve an improvement notice under Section 12 of the Housing Act 2004 in respect of a hazard that may or may not exist? This question was raised in a landlord's recent appeal to the Upper Tribunal (UT). The landlord had been...
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Businessman's Final Will Ruled Invalid

The High Court has ruled that a businessman's final will, which left most of his estate to his two youngest children and largely disinherited his two eldest children, was invalid. The businessman had been diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2010. Before...
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Locum Consultant Not Entitled to Permanent Contract

Under Regulation 8 of the Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2002 , employees who have worked continuously for four years or more under a series of fixed-term contracts automatically become permanent employees unless...
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Forest Body Fined After Couple Injured by Falling Tree

A body responsible for managing a forest has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after a husband and wife were struck by a tree that was being felled. The couple were walking their dog along a deer track in the forest. As the tree was...
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Company Recovers Domain Name from Web Developer

If a business discovers that someone else has registered a UK domain name which is similar to its own name or trading style, it can make a complaint to Nominet UK through its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). Recently, a DRS complaint made by an...
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Senior lawyer recognised for delivering exceptional client service

Abigail Doust, a senior lawyer in the Wills and Estate Administration department at Clarkson Wright & Jakes has been recognised for her commitment to excellent client service having been shortlisted for the Private Client Practitioner of the Year award...
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