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High Court Rejects Grandsons' Claim to Family Farm

The High Court has upheld the validity of a codicil to a woman's will which left the family farm to her two daughters and dismissed claims by her grandsons that she had promised the farm to them. The woman had passed away in 2020 at the age of 96. A will...
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Wellness Business Fails to Secure Transfer of Domain Name

If a UK domain name held by someone else is similar to your own name or trading style, you can seek to have it transferred to you by making a complaint to Nominet UK through its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). To succeed in a DRS complaint, however, it is...
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Compensation for Woman Who Slipped on Wet Floor in Supermarket

An elderly woman who slipped on a wet floor in a supermarket has obtained compensation for the injuries she sustained. She was walking past the fresh flower stand when she slipped on water and petals that had fallen onto the floor. The accident left her...
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Extension of ACAS early conciliation window

Under the current rules, claimants must lodge any claim with the Employment Tribunal within three months of their dismissal or the last act complained of. Before doing so, they must contact the Advisory, Conciliation, and Arbitration Service (ACAS) to...
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Unfairly Dismissed Employee Awarded £14,000 by ET

A woman who was dismissed from her job at a company that provided accountancy services has been awarded £14,120 in compensation after the Employment Tribunal (ET) found that she had been unfairly dismissed ( Lanuszka v Accountancy MK Services Limited ...
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Taxpayer Had No Reasonable Excuse for Late Appeal, FTT Rules

Taxpayers who are unsure how to deal with any correspondence they receive from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) would be well advised to seek professional assistance, as was demonstrated by a recent case in which the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) refused a...
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£80,000 Damages for Failure to Diagnose Eye Infection

A man who suffered loss of vision after a delay in diagnosing an eye infection he developed following cataract surgery has secured compensation. The man had been seen by ophthalmologists on several occasions after undergoing the operation, with symptoms...
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Supreme Court Allows Developer's Appeal in Planning Case

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of a developer which had unsuccessfully applied to the local council for discharge of conditions attached to a grant of planning permission. The developer wished to build a mixed-use development that included 650...
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Wife Can Pursue Claim in England After Russian Divorce

The Court of Appeal has granted a wife leave to pursue an application for financial relief in England against her former husband, more than a decade after their Russian divorce. The couple were both Russian nationals and had lived in Russia throughout...
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Bottle Manufacturer Fined After Worker Burnt by Molten Glass

A manufacturer of glass bottles has been fined £600,000 following an incident in which a worker was burnt by molten glass and hot water. The worker had been using a shovel loader to clear waste molten glass and hot water from the floor. There was no...
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