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Sister Did Not Sign Property Transfer Form, FTT Rules

Under Paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 4 to the Land Registration Act 2002 , the Land Register may be altered for the purpose of correcting a mistake. Recently, the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) granted an application for alteration of the Register by a woman who...

Employment Rights Act 2025 - Timeline Update

The government has recently updated the timetable for implementing key changes in the Employment Rights Act 2025 . Electronic and workplace balloting for statutory trade union ballots is scheduled to take effect by the end of August 2026. On 1 October...

Director's Application for Costs of PLN Appeal Rejected

Normally, both parties in proceedings before the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) pay their own costs, but the FTT can make an order for costs where one of the parties has acted unreasonably in bringing, defending or conducting the proceedings. A recent decision...

Order for Sale of Family Home Cannot be Granted After Wife's Death

The Family Court has concluded that it had no jurisdiction to hear a man's application for an order for sale of the former matrimonial home following his ex-wife's death, finding that personal rights and obligations arising under the Matrimonial Causes Act...

ICO Updates Guidance on the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

As of 19 June 2026, all of the data protection provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 are now in force. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has updated its guidance for organisations on the Act accordingly. The guidance now includes an...

Woman Wins Defamation Settlement Against Overseas Newspaper

Seeking redress for defamatory statements can often be complex, but it is certainly not impossible. Recently, a woman succeeded in obtaining damages from a journalist who had misrepresented what she had said in an interview with him, as well as from an...

Cousin's Daughters Both Entitled to Benefit Under Ambiguous Will

Imprecise drafting in a will is a recipe for litigation and dispute later on. A recent High Court decision on the interpretation of an ambiguous clause in a man's will illustrates the kinds of issues that can arise. The man had made a will in 2007 leaving...

Payslips Can Be Provided Digitally, EAT Confirms

In a ruling that provides clarification on the right of employees to be given an itemised pay statement, contained in Section 8 of the Employment Rights Act 1996 , the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has dismissed a man's appeal against a decision that...

Reliance on Agent Not Good Reason for Delay in Making Appeal

Failures by a taxpayer's agent are generally treated as failures by the taxpayer for the purposes of whether there is a good reason for failing to bring an appeal in time. A recent case in which a taxpayer was refused permission to appeal more than three...

Dog Training Business Compensated for HS2 Compulsory Purchase

Businesses whose premises are compulsorily acquired are entitled to compensation for loss of profits and any reduction in the value of the business, as well as the value of the premises themselves. Recently, the Upper Tribunal (UT) found that compensation...
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