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The High Court has provided some useful guidelines on what is required for a person’s statements to be legally classed as ‘deathbed gifts’ in inheritance cases. The court was asked to determine the proper distribution of the estate of a married couple. The wife died in January 2019 of cancer and the husband died of
Separating couples wills soon be able to apply for £500 vouchers to pay for mediation to help them settle disputes without having to go to court. Mediation is often a quicker and cheaper way of resolving disputes, which can spare families the trauma of attending court and the impact this can have on children. It
A construction company was entitled to immediate payment of £1m that it had been awarded by an adjudicator following a contract dispute. That was the decision of the Technology & Construction Court in a case involving Quadro Services Ltd and FP McCann Ltd The issue arose after McCann had been engaged to construct buildings for
A hotelier has lost an appeal over court costs because of uncertainty over how the Covid pandemic would affect its business. The case involved Engie Power Ltd, which supplied electricity to a hotel owned by Douglas Hospitality Ltd. A dispute arose after Engie cut off the supply in October 2019. Douglas claimed this was unlawful
The Employment Tribunal has ruled that a manager who was told not to be a baby when he asked for time off due to kidney cancer was constructively dismissed. The case involved Steve Pointon, who was general manager of Alpha Omega Security from 2015-2018. He was signed off sick in June 2016 and diagnosed with
A director who continued to run a company that did not generate revenue and ran up debts of £7m has been disqualified for seven years for failing in his duty to creditors. The case involved Arise Networks Ltd, now in liquidation after being wound up in 2016, and its sole director, Mr Obaigbena. The Official
The High Court has clarified the issues involved when a company wished to invoke the ‘Covid-19 restriction’ to prevent being subjected to a winding-up order. It said that under the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (the Act), the company did not have to show that the pandemic had had a direct financial effect upon
“Nature is not a place to visit. It is home.” — Gary Snyder “I go to nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”—John Burroughs Mental health awareness week runs from 10th– 16th of May. This year, the theme for the week is ‘Nature’. Across the country, people will be
We are now in the post Brexit period with the UK having signed a UK-EU co-operation agreement on 30th December 2020 (TCA). The TCA is the main agreement to govern the trade relationship between the UK and the European Union going forwards. As businesses navigate through the post Brexit period, we can assist with providing
Royal Mencap Society (Respondent) v Tomlinson-Blake (Appellant) Two “sleep in” care workers appealed to the UK’s highest Court, the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn the decision that they are not entitled to the national minimum wage (NWM) for the duration of their “sleep in” shift. A “sleep in” shift typically means that the employee is