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Electrocuted Factory Worker Receives Four-Figure Settlement

A food producer has agreed to compensate an employee who was electrocuted while working at one of its factories. Having plugged in a portable vibration bed machine that had been placed under a conveyor belt, the man leaned forward to check that it was...
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UT Rejects Tenants' Appeal Against Costs Order

While the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) is in principle a 'no costs' jurisdiction, it may make an order in respect of costs if a person has acted unreasonably in bringing, defending or conducting proceedings. Recently, the Upper Tribunal (UT) upheld a...
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Homeowner's Application to Alter Register Succeeds

Where the record of a property's title at the Land Registry contains a mistake, Paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 4 of the Land Registration Act 2002 allows the register to be altered to correct it. The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) recently granted a homeowner's...
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Employment Rights Bill Expected to Become Law Shortly

The Employment Rights Bill is expected to become law in the near future. On 15 September 2025, the House of Commons considered the amendments made to the Bill by the House of Lords. The Bill has now returned to the Lords for further consideration. The...
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£45,000 Damages for Missed Infection After Breast Reconstruction

A woman has obtained compensation after a delay in diagnosing an infection following a mastectomy and breast reconstruction surgery. The woman had undergone an oophorectomy and then a mastectomy after she was identified as being at risk of breast and...
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Boost your Commercial Fitness

In our latest issue of  Business First , we look at how to get across M&A due diligence, how to grow with faster cashflow and knowing the latest on lease law.  This edition also discusses compassion Vs compliance and how to reach a...
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Court Refuses Wife's Application for Relief from Sanctions

It is essential to ensure that court orders are complied with during divorce proceedings. Recently, the Family Court refused a wife's application for relief from sanctions due to her failure to file and exchange her witness statement in accordance with a...
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HSE Publishes Asbestos-related Disease Statistics for 2025

The Health and Safety Executive has published statistics on asbestos-related diseases in Great Britain for 2025 . There are currently around 5,000 deaths a year from asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis....
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High Court Upholds Challenge to Will on Grounds of Fraud

The High Court has upheld a woman's challenge to a will allegedly made by her late father, finding that the defendants had failed to establish on the balance of probabilities that it was genuine. The will had purportedly been executed in 2019, the year...
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Contract Enforceable Where Price Not Agreed, Court of Appeal Rules

The Court of Appeal has upheld a supplier's appeal against a decision that a contract to supply orange juice pulp wash was partly unenforceable because the price paid for some of the supply was to be agreed at a later date. The ruling provides useful...
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