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Parental Order Granted in Respect of One-Year-Old Boy

The Family Division of the High Court has granted a couple's application for a parental order in respect of a boy who was born to a surrogate mother in California. The case raised an important welfare issue in that the intended parents were both in their...

Additional Payment Secured for Mesothelioma Treatment

A man who previously obtained a compensation settlement after being diagnosed with mesothelioma has secured an additional sum to pay for medical treatment. The man, now aged 69, had previously worked as carpenter. In 2019 he was diagnosed with mesothelioma,...

Fashion Retailer Defeats Allegations of Design Infringement

A fashion retailer has successfully defended a claim of infringement of unregistered design rights brought against it by a clothing designer. The designer mainly promoted herself through social media. Her work had achieved recognition in two fashion...

Appeal Against Dismissal of Boundary Determination Fails

The Upper Tribunal (UT) has rejected a landowner's appeal against the dismissal of his application for the determination of a boundary between a strip of land he owned and the garden of a neighbouring house. He had originally owned a large house with...

Woman Who Slipped in Supermarket Secures £60,000 Damages

Compensation has been obtained for a woman who was seriously injured when she slipped on a wet floor in a supermarket. No signs had been put in place to warn shoppers that the floor in an aisle of the supermarket was wet. The 60-year-old woman, who worked...

Taxpayer Had Reasonable Excuse for Failing to Submit Return

A taxpayer who had completed her tax return but had not taken the final step of submitting it has successfully appealed against late filing penalties totalling £1,600 after the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) ruled that she had a reasonable excuse for...

Service Charge Reduction Set Aside on Appeal

A management company has successfully appealed against a service charge determination that resulted in a leaseholder's service charge demand being substantially reduced, on the basis that the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) had not properly explained its...

£95,000 Settlement for Woman Hit by Moped

A woman who was badly injured when she was hit by a moped has obtained compensation from the driver's insurer. The woman was on her way to meet her sons for a Mother's Day dinner when the accident happened. She was knocked to the floor when the moped...

Court Refuses to Order Children's Return to Lithuania

The Family Division of the High Court has refused a mother's application for an order that her three children should be returned from England to Lithuania . The mother and father were both Lithuanian nationals who had met and begun a relationship in the...

Claim Against Dentist Settled After Man's Death from Cancer

The wife of a man whose dentist failed to refer him to specialists after repeatedly noting a patch on the floor of his mouth has obtained compensation following his death from cancer. The red and white patch was first spotted during an appointment in 2013....
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