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A scrap metal worker who lost her arm in a workplace accident has obtained a substantial damages settlement. Her arm became caught in a machine that she was using to crush scrap metal. She was airlifted to hospital and underwent emergency surgery. Her arm...
Under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 , organisations, including sole traders, that use personal information have to pay a data protection fee, unless they are exempt. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) provides...
The courts are often called upon to make difficult decisions about what is in the best interests of patients who cannot express their wishes for themselves. In a tragic case, the High Court recently ruled that it was not in the best interests of a young boy...
A woman who was seriously injured when she used a faulty Pilates machine at a gym has obtained substantial compensation. The support bar on the machine gave way while she was using it. She was thrown forward and briefly lost consciousness. She suffered a...
At the third time of asking, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has granted an application to modify a restrictive covenant to permit a second dwelling to be built on a plot of land. The land, on which a small partly thatched cottage had originally stood, had been...
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by a number of hospitality companies against a decision that furlough payments they received during the COVID-19 pandemic served to reduce the amounts payable to them under their business interruption cover. The...
A compensation settlement has been negotiated for a cyclist who was hit by a car while out with a cycling group. He was leading the group across a double roundabout when the accident happened. A car failed to give way at the second roundabout and collided...
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has ruled that 'Mega Marshmallows' are not confectionery and are therefore zero-rated for VAT , in a case that reached the Court of Appeal. A wholesaler of American sweets and treats which supplied Mega Marshmallows was issued...
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against an order of the High Court that a 14-year-old boy who had remained in England after visiting his father should return to live in South Africa. The boy's parents, both South African nationals, had married...
A settlement has been obtained for a 17-year-old boy who lost the sight in one eye as a result of a delay in diagnosing a brain tumour. The boy first attended hospital at the age of seven, with symptoms including vomiting and persistent headaches. However,...
