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Disappointed Homebuyers Secure Six-Figure Damages From Negligent Surveyor

Posted30 October 2020

One good reason why sensible homebuyers engage the services of a surveyor prior to purchase is that, if things go wrong, they at least have someone to sue. In a...

Disappointed Homebuyers Secure Six-Figure Damages From Negligent Surveyor

Posted30 October 2020

One good reason why sensible homebuyers engage the services of a surveyor prior to purchase is that, if things go wrong, they at least have someone to sue. In a...

Can Dismissal Without Any Disciplinary Process Ever Be Fair?

Posted28 October 2020

Can a dismissal ever be fair if formal disciplinary procedures are dispensed with? A tribunal addressed that issue in the case of a senior railway company employee who was sacked...

Independent Legal Advice Proves Decisive in Family Inheritance Dispute

Posted27 October 2020

Just because someone is old, frail and vulnerable does not mean that they are incapable of understanding the contents of their will. However, as a High Court ruling in the...

Architect Who Left the Door Open Not Liable for Catastrophic Cinema Blaze

Posted23 October 2020

The first step in proving negligence is to establish the existence of a duty of care. A High Court case in which a firm of architects was cleared of liability...

Ignorance of the Law Is No Defence – Or Is It? Child Benefit Tax Ruling

Posted22 October 2020

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) must publicise changes in the tax regime and taxpayers are not obliged to go rooting around its website in an attempt to keep up to...