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Poultry Workers Not Entitled to NMW for Travel to Farms

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that poultry workers were not 'working' while travelling from their homes to farms where they carried out their duties and back again, and were not entitled to be paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for...
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£3.5 Million Settlement for Missed Neurological Disease

A woman who was left with life-changing disabilities after medical staff missed several opportunities to diagnose a serious neurological condition has secured substantial damages. She was admitted to hospital in 2015. A stroke was suspected and she...
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RTM Company Cannot Recover Legal Fees from Tenant

When incurring costs in respect of a property, landlords should consider at an early stage whether these will be recoverable through the tenants' service charges. A right to manage (RTM) company recently failed to persuade the Upper Tribunal (UT) that...
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How long does a divorce take from start to finish?

Getting a divorce can often be a difficult experience due to the stress of their relationship breaking down and length of the proceedings, so many clients often have concerns about how long a divorce takes in the UK. Thankfully, the divorce process in the...
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Court of Appeal Overturns Finding of Inflicted Injury

The Court of Appeal has overturned a Family Court decision that tibia fractures sustained by a 10-month-old girl had been inflicted deliberately or recklessly by one of her parents. The parents were in a long-standing, stable relationship. The girl had...
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Woman Hit by Motorbike Secures Damages for Psychological Injuries

Settlements in personal injury claims can include amounts for psychological as well as physical injuries, as demonstrated by a case in which a pedestrian obtained significant damages after she was hit by a motorbike. The accident happened on a busy street....
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Trade Mark Registration Breached Fiduciary Duty

A financial services company has succeeded in its appeal against a High Court ruling that it was not entitled to claim ownership of a trade mark registered by an LLP carrying out business on its behalf. The LLP was set up in 2007 as part of the...
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High Court Approves Hearing Loss Settlement for Veterans

A ground-breaking agreement with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) involving former armed forces personnel who suffer from noise-induced hearing loss has been approved by the High Court. The MoD has accepted that it owed a duty of care to veterans, and that...
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Will Made Following 'Predatory' Marriage Set Aside

The will of a man who married his carer less than a year before he died and left everything to her has been set aside after his daughter challenged its validity. The man was 93 years old when he married his carer, who was then aged 54. Following the...
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Decision-Maker's Knowledge is Key in Whistleblowing Claim

Where an employee who has made a protected disclosure is dismissed, can the dismissal be unfair if the decision-maker is merely aware that the employee has made a disclosure, or is some understanding of the details of the disclosure required? That question...
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