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£50,000 Compensation for Cyclist Who Hit Pothole

Compensation has been obtained for a cyclist who was injured when his bicycle hit a pothole. After going for a ride with his cycling club, he was cycling home when he ran into a deep pothole and came off his bicycle, suffering injuries to his hip and...
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Spinal Surgery in Best Interests of Man Who Lacks Capacity

When patients lack capacity to decide whether to undergo medical treatment, the Court of Protection is often called upon to decide what is in their best interests. Recently, the Court ruled that it was in the best interests of a young man to undergo surgery...
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The Renters Rights Act

The Renters Rights Act 2025 brings major reforms designed to strengthen tenant protections and reshape landlord responsibilities across the private rental sector. Although the Act received Royal Assent on 27 October 2025, many of its key measures will not...
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Court Refuses Mother's Application for Girl's Return to Dubai

The High Court has refused a mother's application for her five-year-old daughter's return to Dubai , instead granting an application by the girl's father for her to remain in England. The mother and father had married in 2019 and moved to Dubai, where the...
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Employment Rights Bill Becomes Law

The Employment Rights Bill has now received Royal Assent, becoming the Employment Rights Act 2025 . The changes will be introduced in phases over a two-year period, ensuring that employees and employers have time to plan and prepare. The majority of the...
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Woman Who Contracted Salmonella on Cruise Ship Awarded £3,750

A woman has been awarded compensation after contracting salmonella poisoning during a cruise. She began to feel ill within two days after the cruise began, suffering from symptoms including vomiting and abdominal cramps. She was diagnosed with salmonella...
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Membership Organisation Obtains Transfer of Domain Name

If a UK domain name owned by someone else is similar to a business's own name or trading style, the business can seek to have the domain name transferred to it by making a complaint to Nominet UK through its Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). To succeed in a...
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Restrictive Covenant Modified to Allow Construction of Bungalow

The Upper Tribunal (UT) has granted a landowner's application to modify a restrictive covenant to allow a small bungalow to be constructed in place of a workshop. The landowner had sold land near his house to a local developer in 1999. The developer built...
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Worker Compensated for Injuries Sustained in Chemical Explosion

A man who was injured in a chemical explosion at his place of work has received a settlement from his employer. He had been told that the chemical compound he was mixing was completely safe. However, when he returned to his workstation after overseeing...
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Planning Permission for Energy Recovery Facility Upheld

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against the High Court's rejection of a challenge to a grant of planning permission for an energy recovery facility, finding that the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government had complied...
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