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When applying for a boundary determination, it is crucial to gather as much evidence as you can in support of your application. Recently, a couple's application for a determination of part of the boundary between their home and neighbouring land was...

Compensation has been awarded to a five-year-old boy who injured his leg while on a package holiday abroad. The boy and his family were using the pool at their hotel when he slipped near the edge of the pool, catching his leg on the brickwork surrounding...

The Supreme Court has upheld a decision of the Court of Appeal in a case concerning how the test of whether members of a limited liability partnership (LLP) have significant influence over its affairs for the purpose of determining whether they are...

When deciding what is in the best interests of a patient who lacks capacity, the courts will take into account any wishes and feelings the patient has previously expressed but will consider them in the context of all the evidence. Recently, the Court of...

A farm worker who was seriously injured by falling bales of hay has obtained a substantial compensation settlement. He was stacking bales of hay when one of the towers of bales fell onto him. He was working alone when the accident occurred and was trapped...

A woman whose thumb injury was misdiagnosed, leading to her undergoing an unnecessary operation, has obtained compensation. She injured her thumb when she tripped on decking. She went to A&E the next day and was told that she might have broken her...

The law affords people a high degree of testamentary freedom, and those seeking reasonable financial provision from an estate must satisfy the courts that it was unreasonable that adequate provision was not made for them. Recently, the High Court ruled that...

A water company has been fined nearly £1 million by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after a cyber attack led to the personal data of customers and employees being published on the dark web. The company began an investigation in July 2022...

The High Court has ruled that a three-year-old girl was not habitually resident in England and Wales and it therefore did not have jurisdiction to determine her father's application for her return from the UAE. The girl's mother was a citizen of Pakistan...

Substantial compensation has been secured for a motorcyclist whose leg had to be amputated following a road traffic accident. He was riding his motorbike when a car travelling in the opposite direction swerved into his lane, causing a collision. He suffered...