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A woman's family have succeeded in their challenge to a will purporting to leave her £500,000 estate to her partner after a judge ruled that the will was a forgery. The woman had made a will in 2022 leaving her estate in trust to her daughter. After...

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by a company that sold range cookers against a ruling that it had infringed AGA Rangemaster's trade marks. The company's range cookers were fitted with an electric control system, which could also be fitted to...

Negotiations have led to a substantial settlement being obtained for a woman who developed fibromyalgia as a result of a road traffic accident. She was thrown back and forth when the car she was sitting in was hit by another car. She sprained her spine and...

Damages have been secured for a labourer who developed a respiratory disability as a result of asbestos exposure. The exposure occurred in the early 1990s when he stripped a boiler lagged with asbestos and removed it from a residential property. This was...

The Family Court has ruled in financial remedy proceedings that a significant part of the value of a husband's pensions had accrued during the marriage, but rejected the argument that his pensions had become fully 'matrimonialised'. The husband and wife...

A man who suffered serious injuries in an assault in a pub has secured compensation. His injuries included a mild traumatic brain injury, a fracture to his eye socket, and nerve damage to his teeth which required ongoing dental treatment. He also...

The High Court has rejected a challenge brought by a steel company to a grant of planning permission for a development that would require it to vacate land it occupies at Chatham Docks. The owner of a site including the land used by the company had...

Compensation has been secured for a man who lost part of three fingers in an accident at work. The man worked as a welder and fabricator at a shipyard. He was cutting through an aluminium sheet using a pillar drill when the accident happened. The shape of...

If you need assistance with your tax affairs, you should always ensure you deal with appropriately qualified and regulated advisors. Recently, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) upheld discovery assessments raised against a taxpayer who claimed travel and...

In a case with profound implications for settlements in personal injury cases where a child's life expectancy is significantly reduced, the Supreme Court has ruled that damages can be awarded for loss of earnings in respect of the 'lost years' of a child's...