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A husband and wife have won the right to inherit a share in a house after a court corrected an error made in a will. The case involved the will of a man who had owned a house with his sister-in-law. They had been tenants in common. The will was amended three times between 2005
The time that workers who don’t have a fixed workplace spend travelling from home to their first job of the day counts as work time, according to the European Union’s Advocate General. The same principle applies to the time spent travelling back home after the last job of the day. The issue arose out of
A landlord has won a legal dispute that could see 21 tenants eventually having to pay more than £500,000 a year each in service charges. The case illustrates the danger of entering into agreements that seem a good idea at the time but may have unforeseen consequences long into the future. The court heard that
It is not uncommon for fathers seeking contact with their children to fear that the family court system is biased against them. According to a new study, however, there is no evidence of any bias. The research, by the universities of Warwick and Reading, found that on the contrary, contact applications by fathers were “overwhelmingly
There has been a significant rise in the number of claims coming before employment tribunals, according to the latest research. Figures published by the Law Gazette show there were 4,390 single claims in the third quarter of 2014 compared with 3,790 in the first quarter. That was a jump of 16%. The increase should be
Former benefit claimants have set up 70,000 new businesses under the government’s New Enterprise Allowance scheme. The scheme provides seed funding and a mentor for jobseekers, lone parents and people on sickness benefits who come up with a solid business idea. If the business plan is approved, they are eligible for financial support payable through
More than 100,000 homes throughout the UK have now been bought through the Help to Buy schemes, according to the latest government figures. Eight out of ten of these homes went to first time buyers at an average cost of £184,000. More than 90% of the purchases were outside London, and more than 50% of
Lasting power of attorney (LPA) forms have been updated to make them simpler and clearer. The Office of the Public Guardian (OPG), which administers LPAs, says the move is in response to feedback from users following a consultation exercise. LPAs enable you to protect your interests in the future in case you ever lose mental
A minority shareholder was not unfairly treated when his former colleagues decided to buy him out against his will. That was the ruling of the Court of Appeal in a case involving a private equity business. The court heard that the business had been subject to a management buy-out from its previous owner. It was
An estate agency that was cut out of a property deal after finding a prospective buyer has been awarded its £75,600 commission in full. The High Court heard that the agency was hired by a company wanting to sell a commercial property. The agency found a purchaser in Cyprus. The purchaser agreed to pay a