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Unclear Drafting Leads to Court Appearance to Allocate Repair Bills

Posted18 June 2013

When a landlord granted a lease over a maisonette to a tenant then subsequently alleged that the lease was drafted incorrectly, it took the intervention of the court to decide...

Data Processing Law to be Strengthened

Posted13 June 2013

Under proposals put to the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, data protection law looks set to be reformed such that the use of ‘pre-ticked’ boxes...

Tax Evasion Leads to Prison and £500,000 Repayment Order

Posted13 June 2013

Two company directors who lied to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) when under investigation for possible tax offences have been jailed for tax evasion and fraud. The pair ran...

Buyer Who Failed to Complete Must Pay for Loss of Value

Posted12 June 2013

In these straitened times, it is regrettably not uncommon for a buyer to withdraw from the purchase of a property after a legal agreement to purchase has been completed. ...

Father Entitled to ‘Proper Relationship’ With Son

Posted10 June 2013

In a ruling which emphasises the importance of fathers in the lives of young children, the Court of Appeal has upheld a man’s right to have contact with his eight-year-old...

Race Discrimination Claim Was Not Too Late

Posted10 June 2013

The Court of Appeal has ruled (Charles v Tesco Stores Ltd.) that the Employment Tribunal (ET) erred when it struck out an employee’s race discrimination claim on the ground that...