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    Tenants Achieve Service Charges Reductions

    Tenants who feel that excessive service charges are being demanded of them are not powerless and can challenge the reasonableness of their charges before the First-tier Tribunal (FTT). Recently, the tenants of two leasehold flats succeeded in achieving...

    Director's Behaviour Leads to Unfair Dismissal Claim

    A woman has succeeded in her unfair dismissal claim after the behaviour of a director of the company she worked for led her to resign from her job ( Hanson v Interaction Recruitment Specialists Ltd ). The woman had worked for her employer, a recruitment...

    Family Court Aids Couple Seeking UK Civil Partnership

    When a couple who have entered into a civil union relocate to another country, legal advice is essential to deal with any issues that may arise. Recently, a couple who had moved to the UK from France and were subsequently advised to dissolve their French...

    Car Loan Commissions Repayable, Court of Appeal Rules

    In a ruling which will have wide implications for providers of finance, the Court of Appeal has ruled that three purchasers of cars are entitled to be repaid the commission paid from the lenders to the dealers in respect of their car loans. The purchasers...

    Court Finds Continued Treatment is in Man's Best Interests

    The courts are often called upon to decide whether continued treatment is in the best interests of patients. Recently, the Court of Protection rejected an NHS trust's application for a declaration that it was not in a man's best interests to have a new...

    National Minimum Wage Rates for 2025 Announced

    The government has announced the rates of the National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) which will take effect from 1 April 2025. The new rates are as follows: The NLW, which applies to those aged 21 and over, will increase from...

    Taxpayer Succeeds in Late Appeal Against Penalty

    Whether a taxpayer has a reasonable excuse for a failure to comply with their obligations depends on the circumstances in which the failure arose, including the taxpayer's experience and their situation at the time. Recently, a taxpayer obtained permission...

    Supermarket Chain Secures Transfer of 'Abusive' Domain Name

    If a business objects to the registration of a UK domain name by someone else, it can seek to have the domain name transferred to itself through Nominet UK's Dispute Resolution Service (DRS). A major supermarket chain recently succeeded in securing the...

    Forfeiture Rule Disapplied in Assisted Dying Case

    In certain circumstances, a person who has unlawfully killed another is precluded from benefiting as a consequence of their death, a rule known as the forfeiture rule and defined in Section 1(1) of the Forfeiture Act 1982 . However, Section 2 of the Act...

    Supreme Court Considers Employment Status of Part-time Referees

    In a case concerning the employment status of part-time football referees , the Supreme Court recently concluded that the relationship between them and the company that provided their services demonstrated both sufficient mutuality of obligation and...
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