The parents of a sperm donor have been granted the right to see their biological grandchild. The case involved a same-sex couple and a friend who had agreed to donate his sperm, so they could have a baby. For the first few years of the child’s life, the donor saw him every week or fortnight
A commercial landlord has won a dispute with the liquidators of the former BHS retailer over the payment of rent. The issue arose because BHS had entered into a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) to pay reduced rents to landlords of its stores and offices. The agreement contained a clause stating that if the CVA was
The government has announced it’s providing a £300m fund to help the 10 million Britons alive today who can expect to live to 100 or more. The extra money will include grants for research into age-related illnesses such as dementia. The ‘healthy ageing programme’ will drive the development of new products and services to help
A landlord has won its appeal against a court ruling that a man who had made alterations to his flat and upset neighbours had not breached his tenancy agreement. The case involved a tenant who suffered with a paranoid personality disorder. He moved into the flat with his two dogs. He made various changes to
A 91-year-old man has won a longstanding legal battle to be allowed to buy the home he shared with his partner. The couple had lived together in the home for 20 years. After the partner died, the man discovered she had made a will leaving all her estate to her daughter and nothing to him.
A restaurant worker has been awarded £9,000 compensation after a male colleague told her she was not “a real woman”. Ms Jewel Minchella, aged 37, was asked by her colleague how many children she wanted and answered that she didn’t want any. The colleague then said that all men wanted children and that if she
A landlord has won its appeal against a court ruling that a man who had made alterations to his flat and upset neighbours had not breached his tenancy agreement. The case involved a tenant who suffered with a paranoid personality disorder. He moved into the flat with his two dogs. He made various changes to
Growth in house prices in the UK slowed down in 2017, according to the latest figures from the House Price Index. The annual growth rate for 2017 was 4.8%, compared with 7% in 2016. On a calendar year basis, that is the lowest rise since 2013. The figures showed a wide variation in growth rates
A woman facing a jail sentence has won her appeal to prevent her daughter being returned to her father. The case involved a married couple who had been permanently based in Italy. The marriage broke down and the mother took the child to live elsewhere in Italy without the father’s consent. That unlawful removal resulted
A couple have won a dispute with their neighbour after Japanese knotweed invaded their garden, knocking £50,000 off the value of their property. Adam and Eleanor Smith had bought their Cornwall home for £200,000 in 2002 from Rosemary Line. Mrs Line’s kept some of the neighbouring land, which had Japanese knotweed growing on it. The