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It often falls to judges to address the most dreadful consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. That was certainly so in a case where the Court of Protection found that keeping...
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UK Border Force officers wield a battery of powers designed to combat smuggling – but they must not be exercised unreasonably. The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) made that point in coming...
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Failing to accurately respond to insurers’ questions when taking out a policy is highly likely to render your cover worthless. A businessman found that out to his cost after losing...
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Whether or not to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is a matter of personal choice. A family judge robustly made that point in declining to authorise vaccination of a care home...
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Many of the most vulnerable members of society lack the mental capacity required to consent to being vaccinated against COVID-19. As a Court of Protection case showed, that fact can...
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When people go missing and are not heard from for years, there has to be a point where the law recognises that they have died. The High Court performed that...
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