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Confronting mortality is never easy and many people put off making decisions critical to their own future, and that of their loved ones, until after the onset of serious illness or old age. Such a course involves serious legal risks but, as a High Court case showed, they can be…

Vulnerable accident victims who receive large compensation awards are sometimes prone to poor financial decision-making and, as an Upper Tribunal (UT) decision underlined, they are amongst those most in need of professional assistance. The case concerned a woman who received £300,000 in compensation following an accident in which she was…

So-called ‘push payment’ frauds – often involving bogus emails providing false bank account details – can be very convincing and represent a scourge on individuals and businesses alike. In a High Court case, a company that was alleged to have suffered one such fraud found itself under threat of a…

The bad old days of childbirth posing a grave risk to both mothers and babies are happily gone. However, as a High Court case showed, medical staff remain fallible and helping victims to cope with the often dire consequences of clinical negligence is what personal injury lawyers are there to…

Court orders are not just pieces of paper and those who disobey them are at risk of severe consequences, both financial and reputational. In the context of a maritime insurance dispute, the High Court did not mince words in its condemnation of a businessman who persistently showed his disdain for…

In a criminal context, prosecutors often rely on similar fact evidence in order to show that a defendant has a propensity to behave in a particular way – but can such evidence also be deployed in employment proceedings? The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) focused on that issue in a guideline…

Commercial buildings are not just boxes and, to many tenants, aesthetics are just as important as practicality. The High Court made that point in ordering a landlord to carry out multi-million-pound repairs to an iconic glass tower block. One of the 47-storey building’s striking features was a façade which formed…

Wounding statements that can have a devastating impact on your professional and personal life take moments to type but can spread like wildfire on the internet. As a High Court case concerning two sports journalists showed, however, lawyers can move fast to ensure your reputation is vindicated. A journalist took…

Residential landlords suffered gravely during the COVID-19 pandemic, not least due to a wide-ranging ban on evictions. A striking case on point concerned a couple who were permitted to stay in their home although a possession order had been issued against them and they owed more than £70,000 in rent…

No one could ever say that practising law is easy and even the most careful solicitors are fallible. However, as one case showed, that in no way detracts from the benefits of taking legal advice in that clients who suffer loss due to professional negligence are entitled to compensation in…