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Genetic Testing Company Fined for Failing to Protect User Data

A company that provides direct-to-consumer genetic testing services has been fined £2.31 million by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for failing to implement appropriate security measures to protect the personal information of UK users. ...
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Dog's Home Not Liable for Man's Injuries When Separating Dogs

Under the Animals Act 1971 , a keeper of an animal that does not belong to a 'dangerous species' is liable for damage caused by the animal if: the damage is of a kind which the animal, unless restrained, was likely to cause or which, if caused by the...
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Family Court Rules on Complex Financial Remedies Case

The Family Court has ruled on an application for financial remedies in a case which involved a range of assets and was characterised by animosity and dispute. The husband and wife had married in Cyprus in 2008 and subsequently lived in London. They...
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ET Failed to Consider Context in Victimisation Claim, EAT Rules

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld a woman's appeal against the dismissal of her complaint of victimisation, finding that the Employment Tribunal (ET) had adopted too narrow a definition of what could constitute a protected act and had not...
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Property Developer Can Claim for 'Voluntary' Remedial Work

In a decision that will be welcomed by property developers , the Supreme Court has ruled that if a developer voluntarily remedies defects in a development, there is no rule of law preventing it from seeking damages from the party responsible for the...
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Court Approves Life-Sustaining Treatment in Urgent Case

In cases regarding medical treatment, judges sometimes have to make difficult decisions urgently in very sad circumstances. Recently, the Court of Protection ruled that it was in the best interests of a woman with anorexia to be fed while under general...
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Five-Figure Damages for Steel Worker Whose Foot Was Crushed

A steel fabricator has secured damages after his foot was crushed in an accident at work. His employer had instructed him to weld together a skid for use in the mining industry. However, he was not given appropriate instructions on how to carry out this...
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Claim for Shoulder Injury During Delivery Succeeds

A boy who suffered permanent injury to his shoulder and arm during his delivery is set to receive compensation, after a liability settlement was agreed with the NHS trust responsible for the hospital where he was born. The boy's mother had been assessed as...
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Court Refuses to Strike Out Deceit Claim in Business Sale

The High Court has refused an application for summary judgment on a claim of deceit in relation to the sale of a business, or alternatively to strike out the claim. The claimant had acquired a health business from the defendants. It claimed that it had...
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Woman Who Stole Daughters' £50,000 Inheritance Imprisoned

A woman who stole her daughters' inheritance has been handed a prison sentence and ordered to pay back the money. The woman's mother passed away in 2013. The woman received an inheritance of about £40,000 from her mother's house, while £50,000...
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