07 Sep 2018
On 30 July, the Supreme Court handed down it's judgment in relation to R v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police. R, a teacher, issued proceedings in December 2012 challenging the lawfulness of the inclusion of a past allegation and acquittal in an Enhanced Criminal Record Certificate (…
04 Sep 2018
In the case of Angus James Cunningham v Resourceful Land Limited and others , the High Court has upheld a drag-along provision in a Shareholders' Agreement and has ordered that the register of members does not require rectification. Background A group of individuals incorporated two…
30 Aug 2018
Chorley is set to see a couple of major developments over the next few years, attracting consumers back to the market town. The first development is in the town centre and includes iconic high profile businesses such as Marks and Spencer's, Reel Cinemas and Loungers Bar and Restaurant. The…
24 Aug 2018
The August 2018 Social Housing Green Paper, has been published in response to the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, which highlighted how the law on housing conditions falls short of ensuring tenant safety. The Paper promises to offer a ' new deal for social housing ', by rebalancing the…
23 Aug 2018
Mercel Hislop v Laura Perde : Kundan Kaur v Committee (For The Time Being) Of Ramgarhia Board Leicester (2018)[2018] EWCA Civ 1726 The Court of Appeal determined that a claimant was not entitled to standard or indemnity costs where a defendant accepted a Part 36 offer out of time but before trial…
23 Aug 2018
Ratcliffe v Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council District Judge Swindley - Manchester CC The local authority has successfully defended a claim following a fall on a defective kerb. The claimant was out walking one evening; she fell when she put her right foot forward onto the kerb which…
23 Aug 2018
James Lewis -v- Burry Port AFC The claimant was playing in a junior football match for the defendant. During the course of the game the claimant made a sliding tackle and suffered a laceration to his leg. It transpired that there was glass embedded in the surface of the pitch. The claimant…
23 Aug 2018
Tesco Feels the Brunt of the Sentencing Guidelines Tesco has been fined £160,000 after an employee was seriously injured in an incident involving a roll cage. In September 2015, the employee was working alone to unload roll cages containing stock from a delivery vehicle. The worker…
23 Aug 2018
The Claims Regulator (CMR) has published its annual report. In the report, the CMR confirms that within the past year they have successfully managed to strike down misconduct in the holiday sickness claims market. However, the consequence of the crack down on holiday sickness claims appears to be an…
23 Aug 2018
Pinkus v Direct Line [2018] EWHC 1671 (QB) In this RTA case, the judge made a finding of fundamental dishonesty when confronted by Facebook posts which revealed a very different view of the claimant's lifestyle and mental capacity to the one proffered by the claimant to the Court. The…
