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Government Guidance on Employment Rights Changes

Guidance for employers and workers explaining the changes to employment rights as a result of the Employment Rights Act 2025 is available on the government's website. The website lists the changes that have been introduced so far, including a number of...
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Young Man Secures £580,000 Damages for Brain Injury

A compensation settlement has been obtained for a young man who suffered permanent brain damage as a boy due to a delay in diagnosing a blocked shunt. He had been born with congenital aqueduct stenosis, a condition that blocks the flow of cerebrospinal...
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Pub Company Entitled to New Tenancy, High Court Rules

The High Court has dismissed a landlord's appeal against a decision that a pub company was entitled to a new tenancy of its premises, the landlord having failed to establish that it intended to carry out works on the premises and could not do so without...
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£26,500 Damages for Slip on Path Outside Care Home

Compensation has been obtained for a healthcare assistant who slipped on a path while visiting a patient at a care home. She had to leave the building during her visit. The door was locked when she returned, so she walked along a path at the side of the...
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Number of Inheritance Disputes Continues to Rise

Figures from the High Court have shown that the number of disputed probate claims is continuing to rise. A total of 1,217 disputed probate cases were filed at the High Court in 2025, an increase of 12.7 per cent from the figure of 1,080 in 2024. There were...
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EPC reform: what landlords and homeowners need to know about the changes ahead

Energy Performance Certificates have been a familiar feature of buying, selling and letting property in England and Wales for over fifteen years. Following the publication of the Warm Homes Plan on 21 January 2026, the rules governing EPCs and the minimum...
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Scrap Metal Worker Who Lost Arm Secures Seven-Figure Damages

A scrap metal worker who lost her arm in a workplace accident has obtained a substantial damages settlement. Her arm became caught in a machine that she was using to crush scrap metal. She was airlifted to hospital and underwent emergency surgery. Her arm...
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ICO Guidance on the Data Protection Fee

Under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 , organisations, including sole traders, that use personal information have to pay a data protection fee, unless they are exempt. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) provides...
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Homeowners urged to get 'move ready' as pressure grows

In a housing market where mortgage rates can shift on global headlines and property chains remain painfully fragile, homeowners are being urged to get “move ready” before putting their property on the market or starting their property search. ...
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Court Rules Life-Sustaining Treatment Not in Boy's Best Interests

The courts are often called upon to make difficult decisions about what is in the best interests of patients who cannot express their wishes for themselves. In a tragic case, the High Court recently ruled that it was not in the best interests of a young boy...
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