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Where a mortgage lender claims possession of a property that has been let without the lender's permission, the Mortgage Repossessions (Protection of Tenants etc) Act 2010 gives tenants the right to apply to the courts to postpone the date for delivery of...

A substantial compensation settlement has been obtained for a maintenance worker who was severely injured when he was hit by a drunk driver while working at night. The driver drove around a safety barrier and hit the man, despite the area where he was...

The government's website provides guidance for landlords on changes contained in the Renters' Rights Act 2025 . Key changes which will take effect on 1 May 2026 include: The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies (ASTs). All existing ASTs will...

In certain circumstances, the courts are able to grant permission for continued storage of gametes or embryos where the strict legislative requirements for consent to such storage have not been complied with. Recently, the High Court considered 15...

Business agreements should always be formally documented, and failing to do so is a recipe for dispute in the future. Recently, the Court of Appeal dismissed a man's appeal against the rejection of his claim that he had been promised a 50 per cent share in...

A woman who slipped and fell in a play area has obtained compensation from the local council. The play area would become boggy and slippery in wet weather. The woman slipped and fell, suffering a broken shoulder. She required shoulder replacement surgery. ...

The Income Tax rates and allowances for the 2026/27 tax year are largely unchanged from 2025/26. The Personal Allowance – the amount you can earn before you begin to pay Income Tax – remains at £12,570. It reduces by £1 for every...

Where a partnership's members include a company, the company's share of the partnership's profits is calculated as if the partnership's trade was carried on by a company, by virtue of Section 1259 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 . The Court of Appeal...

A man who suffered a knee injury has obtained damages after a failure to arrange a follow-up appointment led to him experiencing months of pain and immobility. He was admitted to hospital, where he was diagnosed with a fractured patella and his kneecap was...

From 1 May 2026, changes brought in by the Renters' Rights Act 2025 will provide more rights and better protection to tenants in the private rented sector. Changes introduced by the Act include: The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies. All...