News Archive - Other Private Client Topics

Hospital Must Detain Suicidal Patient
Package Tour or Travel Booking?
Charity Undertakes to Comply with Data Protection Obligations
FSA Stamps Down on Manipulative Trades
Budget Summary 2012 - Private Client
Claim in Time Despite Previous Health Issue
Nuisance Depends on Circumstances
Council Defence Undone by Council Inspector
Six-Figure Settlement for Botched Heart Surgery
Tribunal Confirms No Compensation for Rock Shareholders
Solid Obstruction in Road Is Authority's Responsibility
The Winner Takes It All (or Not)
Reasonably Safe Does Not Mean Free from Risk
Long-Term Gym Membership Contracts Unfair
Government Announces Ban on Referral Fees
Animal Owners and the Law
Claim Procedure Reforms Will Affect Smaller Claims
Helping Out in Court - The McKenzie Friend
Unfair Trading Legislation Stops Bogus Prize Draws
'Set Up' Accident Claimant Ordered to Pay Court Costs
An End for the Hired Gun?
Credit Card Agreement Enforceable
Crime No Reason for Human Rights Law Not to Apply
Gagging Orders - A Matter of Balance
Banks Lose Loan Insurance Challenge
Charity Trustees - Balancing Financial Return and Social Return on Investment
Landmark Decision Ends Expert Witness Immunity
Your Right to E-Privacy
OFT Crackdown on Cold-Calling by Debt Management Firms
No Win, No Fee Shake Up Announced
Ombudsman or Court, Not Both
Failure to Warn Not Cause for Action
Threat of Prison Can't be Used to Speed Up Debt Collection
Former Partner Not Entitled to Share of Property
Working Abroad Full-Time and Tax Residence
Joint Account Does Not Mean Joint Ownership
Who Bears the Loss?
Mesothelioma Settlement Includes Cost of Hospice Care
'Read and Understood' Not Enough, Says FSA
Warning to Holidaymakers and Non-Residents
Broker Fee Inclusion Does Not Make Debt Unenforceable
Nightmare Cruise Award Cut by Court of Appeal
Acceptance Can Follow Rejection of Counter-Offer
Removal From School Not a Breach of Human Rights
Credit Card Debt Stands Despite Missing Agreement
Council Not Liable for Student's Injuries
Changes to EPA Regulations
Make Sure Your Builder is Insured
Insurance - Age to Remain a Factor
An Arrangement Among Friends or a Business?
No Penalty for Driving While Using Mobile as a Dictaphone
Council That Refused Meeting With Homeless Man Failed to Meet Obligations
Compensation for 'Toxic Sofa' Victims
Clarification on the Interpretation of the FSM Act 2000
Canoe Fraudsters Must Repay Nearly £600,000
Charities Act 2006 - Implications for Trustees
New Scheme for Road Traffic Accident Claims
Smoker Receives Reduced Settlement for Asbestos Injury
User Responsible for iPod Hearing Loss
Civil Litigation Overhaul Proposed
Privacy Cases Will Be Dealt With On Their Facts
Registrars Can Be Required to Perform Civil Partnerships
Late Night Drinking Bans Proposed
Insurers Refuse to Splash Cash After Ash
Creditor Must Show Undervalue to Prove Claim
You Need Protection (But Don't Ask the Council)
Event Does Not Have to be Likely to Justify Claim
Homeless Hostel Room Has Privacy Rights
Decision to Expel Pupil Upheld by Courts
Crime is With You for Life
'Doorstep Selling' Regulations
Woman Let Off Credit Card Debt
Insurance and Loan Fraud Rising as Credit Crunch Bites
Pre-Nups: Not Just for the Rich
Time to Brush Up on Consumer Rights
Use of Bank Account Amounts to Criminal Conversion
Trial by Judge
Don't Get Angry With the Council!
Supervision Failure Costs Council
Incarceration Does Not Bring Compensation
Website Disclaimers - Beware the Small Print
DPP Guidance on Assisted Suicide - Motivation is the Key
Which Rules Apply on Immigration?
House of Lords Ups the Ante on Asset Confiscation
Exaggerated Claim Leads to Criminal Conviction
Law Lords Issue Landmark Right-to-Die Ruling
Doing Business With Friends - Formal Agreements Advisable
Insurers Likely to Change Tack Following Court Reverse
Texting Driver's Jail Sentence Based on Facts
Serial Litigators - What Can Be Done?
Courts Sound Warning for Risk-Takers
Accessing Common Land
Fees for Powers of Attorney Cut
A Tree is a Tree
Who Can Go Where?
Duty of Health Authorities to Protect Suicidal Patients
Helmet is Reasonable Precaution for Cyclists
Budget 2009 Personal Tax changes
Thousands Face Driving Bans Under New Totting-Up Proposals
Misled Customer Cannot Make Client Account Claim
Helping You Make Savings
Thousands Face Driving Bans Under New Totting-up Proposals
Faster Driving Bans for Speeders
High Court Upholds School Admission Policy
New Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
No Winners in Assisted Suicide Test Case
No Claim for Normal Risk
Right of Silence is a Personal Right
Motorway Neighbours Lose Council Tax Claim
New Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme
Is There a Human Right to Smoke?
No Set-off in Fatal Injury Compensation
Get it Right or Pay the Consequences
Killer Drivers Face Greater Penalties
Club Membership a Risky Business?
Animal Injury - Expectation Matters
Advocate General Supports Individual Retirement at 65
Noise - Damages, not Prevention
What is Self-Defence?
Government Promises Human Rights for Elderly
New Driving Offences Cover Mobile Phones
Look! Up in the Air! It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, it's a Balloon! (and that is an Aircraft)
Immigration - Sponsorship Under the Points Based System
Debt Collectors - Better Protection for Consumers
Criminals Face Confiscation Double Blow
Credit Card Protection Extends Abroad
Sick Holiday Makers Awarded £2.5m
Foreign Injury - New Rights of Redress
Private Copying - Copyright Relaxation on the Way?
You Can be an Association
Debt Still Valid After Bankruptcy
Care Costs and Claims - Who Pays ?
IVAs Set to Soar
What to do if your Holiday is Ruined
Court of Appeal Rules on Bankrupt Ex-Spouse
Interest Rates - What's in Store?
Immigration - New Rules for Students
Lasting Powers of Attorney
Police Target Criminal Cash
Insurance Law Reform
Revenue Data Loss - Points to Note
Massive Claim Leads to Insurance Disclosure Ruling
Smoker Finds Litter Fine a Fag
Speeders - No 'Right of Silence' and Heavier Penalties
Clinical Negligence - Liability Tests
HMRC Seek Proceeds of Crime
The End for Wigs in Court
Late Evidence Accepted in Breath-Test Case
Government Proposes Changes to Law on Damages
Special Needs Duty not Unlimited
Failure to Act Causes Loss of Claim
Human Rights and Care Home Residents
Beware Holiday Club Rip-Offs!
Irrelevant Data Not Privileged
Holiday Cash Warning
Neighbour From Hell Sentence Reduced
Dog Attacks Lead to Damages
£3m for Woman Hit by Police Car
Sentencing Guidelines for Drink-Driving Deaths
Case Has Lessons for School Sports
Animal Welfare - Government Gets Tough
Regular Booze and Baccy Runs Spell Danger
Bankruptcy not Soft Option
Maypole Accident Claim Dismissed
Da Vinci Code Claimants Fail in Court of Appeal
Unwanted Cold Calls - What You Can Do
Increased Sentence for Dangerous Driver
New Sentencing Guidelines for Thieves
Suspended Sentence for Assisting Suicide
Debt Managers to be Regulated
New Prosecution Policy for Motorists
Information Withheld From Insurers Breaches Contract
Airline responsible for Direct Costs Only
Confiscation Order Decision not Unfair
Motorists Who Kill Face Sterner Penalties
Burke Right to Life Appeal Fails
Police Powers Update
Human Rights and Schools
Freedom of Information Act What is Available?
Working at Home on the Increase
Watch Out For New Car Safety Law
Compensation Cuts for Wrongful Convictions
When A Deal Makes You A Trader
Confiscation Powers Not Just Profit
Woman Who Beat Waiting List Wins Medical Expenses Payment Case
What to do if You Have the Holiday From Hell
Overseas Credit Card Protected
Time Running Out for Enduring Powers of Attorney
First Payout for School Bullying
Litter Lout (and other Nuisance) Clampdown?
Flight Delay Brings Compensation
Better Royalties for Artists
ASBO Leads to Eviction
Compulsory Haircut is Assault
Budget Summary for Private Clients - March 2006
Crackdown on Uninsured Drivers
Unsolicited Goods and Other Scams
Making Debtors Pay
'Foreigners' are a Racial Group
ASBO Cannot Increase Sentence
Silent Nuisance Calls - Government to Act
Uninsured Drivers
Assisted Dying Back in Lords
In Brief: Speed Trap Warning Not Unlawful
How Private Can You Be?
Court Hearing Illustrates Benefit of Forward Thinking
Damages Reduced When Loss Not Mitigated
Conditional Fees System to Change
A Student's Right to Know
Privacy Breaches can be Expensive
Homeowners Who Reject Mediation Bear the Costs
Disability - Means Testing Appropriate
Curfew Legal
Guilty Plea May Bring Sentence Certainty
Music Copiers Pay Price
Ignoring Offer of Amends Proves Expensive
Jury Service - What are My Rights?
Court of Appeal Penalises Failure of Multiple Claims
Fatal Accidents - Who is a Spouse?
Libel Rights Restricted
When is a Package Tour Not a Package Tour?
An Apple a Day
Child Death: Household Members to be Held to Account
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