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Promises, Promises – Don’t Rely on Them Unless They Are in Writing!
The trouble with promises that are not recorded in writing by a professional is that it can be very hard to prove after the event that they were ever made.
Costs of Care and Longer Lives Justify Big Clinical Negligence Award
The amount of money awarded in some clinical negligence claims can seem disproportionate to most people, but the following High Court case dispels this theory by demonstrating that people are living longer and care costs are ever rising.
The Right to be Forgotten – The High Court Orders Google De-Listing
This was a landmark case of a businessman whose previous criminal history appeared in Google’s search results, and his success in having them de-listed.
Viola Player Deafened By Brass Section Wins Right To Compensation
A musician won a claim for compensation because his employers were found to have failed in their duty of care and he suffered irreparable hearing damage.
Court Rules On Inheritance Of Attorney Who Made Unauthorised Payments
Attorneys have a duty to act in the best interests of the Donor (person who gave them the Power to act as Attorney). This includes only making gifts which the Donor would ordinarily have made for seasonal purposes and only then with regard to the Donor’s funds at the time.
Duties of Care Imposed on Public Service Providers Must Be Reasonable
Customer safety is a responsibility of any company that provide a public service. The Court of Appeal heard a case relating to an accident on a railway and deemed that safety standards should be reasonable and attainable.
Husband’s Unpaid Parking Fine Leaves Wife on Brink of Bankruptcy
The Court of Appeal determined in a case that a debtor who offered to pay creditors on a monthly instalment basis should only be allowed to do so if the debt can be repaid in a reasonable time.
Secure Your Financial Interest In A Property By Getting Legal Advice
A man spent hundreds of thousands of pounds renovating a country property and a barn so he could use them for holiday lets. However, as he had not sought legal advice he lost all of the money because he had no long- term secure tenancy.
NHS Pays £870,000 Compensation after Mother’s Death in Childbirth
A Jehovah’s witness died while in the care of the NHS who it was deemed had failed in their duty of care. Her widower and her son of five was awarded £870,000 in the following case.
Insurers’ Liability in Clinical Negligence in Group Action Limited to 10 Million
In the following case, a medical company were trying to resolve a multi-million-pound claim for more than 700 operations that were completed by a breast surgeon and later deemed to be unnecessary, medically negligent or wholly inappropriate.
Fraudulent Daughter Poisoned Her Mother’s Mind – Rare High Court Ruling
Sadly, an accusation of coercion or undue influence of one person on another is not unusual, but an accusation of fraud is less common. In the following case the judge discovered that there had been undue influence by one sister against the other which resulted in the mother disinheriting her.
Suffered Losses Due to Official Incompetence? See a Lawyer Today!
A business man made a claim to court because his driving licence had been lost by the DVLA. Judges take a dim view of these issues especially when the businessman claimed to have lost £127,00 due to the blunder.
Don’t Wait Until You Are Too Old to Make a Will – See A Solicitor Today!
The longer you wait to put your affairs in order the easier it would be to challenge the contents of your Will, as this case of a woman who made her Will just 9 days ahead of her death demonstrates.
Get Your Will Written Right to Ensure Your Wishes Happen
A penniless Eastern European man who had made his fortune in his lifetime decided to make his own Will which meant that his £2.75 million estate may not have reached the beneficiaries he wanted them to on his death. The following case details the problems of making a Will without the proper legal advice.
Manufacturer of Defective Motorbike Must Compensate Accident Victim
The consumer protection Act 1987 was used to bring a case by a surgeon who had sustained injuries due to the brakes of his motorbike seizing. He was awarded £40,000 in damages.
Houses of Multiple Occupancy – When is a Storey Not a Storey?
The definition of what comprises a storey of a building was to be found in the following case heard at the High Court and landlords of Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO’s) should heed the decision to avoid prosecution.
Winning Compensation is One Thing – Enforcing Payment is Another!
Winning compensation is one thing, but enforcing its payment is another. That point could hardly have been more powerfully made than by a case in which a domestic servant who was awarded almost £270,000 by an Employment Tribunal (ET) ended up without a penny.
Off The Shelf Wills Are A False Economy
It may seem tempting to get a ready made Will form from the internet or a shop so you can complete it without the need to consult a lawyer thereby cutting the costs, this may be somewhat short sighted however, as the following case in which a woman completed three forms without seeking any legal opinion shows.
Steel Manufacturer Pays £1.5 Million Price of Health and Safety Breaches
The Court of Appeal heard a case where a steel manufacturer had been fine £1,985,000 for breeches in Health and Safety. These fines are intended as a warning to others that the matter was taken seriously.