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Service of Legal Documents on Bodies Corporate – High Court Test Case
Legal notices addressed to large governmental or corporate bodies have a way of getting lost in the post…
Air Passengers Triumph in Cancelled Flight Compensation Claim
If you are an air passenger whose flight has been cancelled or significantly delayed you have a legal…
Woman Jailed for Pursuing Fraudulent £5.7 Million Clinical Negligence Claim
Against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic, fraudulent compensation claims against the NHS appear nothing short of obscene.…
Court of Appeal Rejects Tangential Attack on Will Dispute Judgment
Judges are wary of those who attempt to pull the wool over their eyes but, if a court…
Enforcement of Court Orders – Judge Takes Firm Line in Shipping Dispute
Court orders are not just pieces of paper and those who disobey them are at risk of severe…
Bankruptcy Order Made Against Alzheimer’s Disease Sufferer Overturned
Judges will not tolerate any watering down of the powerful protection given to elderly, infirm or otherwise vulnerable…
Cyber-Attack Puts Airline on Receiving End of Massive Compensation Claim
If people felt unable to entrust their personal data to operators of mobile phone apps and websites, the…
Compromising Disputes is Usually Best – But Be Careful What You Sign!
Any lawyer would agree that, wherever possible, it is better to compromise litigation rather than fight on to…
Planning – Objectors Have to Know When to Take ‘No’ for an Answer
Objectors to planning decisions perform a valuable democratic service by taking their complaints to court, but the Court…
Judges and Lawyers are Sadly Not Exempt from Murphy’s Law
As Murphy’s law gloomily states, anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Lawyers and judges are certainly…
Thinking of Engaging in Civil Litigation Without Legal Advice? Think Again!
Court procedures can be daunting to the uninitiated and that is one good reason why you should never…
Going Back on Admissions of Liability in Personal Injury Cases – High Court Ruling
Admissions of liability made in personal injury cases are generally binding and only rarely will defendants be permitted…
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