The Court of Appeal has set aside a financial remedy order in a divorce between a wealthy couple, finding that it was necessary for the case to be reheard. The couple had begun a relationship in Bahrain in 2011. They had moved to England in January 2013...
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An Employment Tribunal (ET) has ruled that a university professor who submitted a promotion application which included the dean's signature without authorisation was not unfairly dismissed. The professor had begun working for the university in 2013. She had...
A council worker has been handed a suspended sentence after an investigation by the Information Commissioner's Office established that he had unlawfully accessed hundreds of personal records, including records relating to children. The worker was employed...
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has dismissed a businessman's appeal against a decision of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) that he was domiciled in England. The businessman, who had been born in England to Irish parents in 1942, had filed his self-assessment...
The Upper Tribunal (UT) has ruled that the terms of a woman's leases did not permit her landlord to demand contributions to a 'reserve fund' by way of her service charges. The woman held a long lease of her flat and a further lease granting easements over...
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has dismissed an appeal by a recruitment agency against penalties for late payment of VAT, finding that it did not have a reasonable excuse for failing to pay the VAT on time. The agency provided flexible workers across all...
The Court of Protection has granted declarations sought by two NHS trusts that a pregnant woman lacked capacity and that a care plan which provided for the possibility of her undergoing a caesarean section was in her best interests. The woman was pregnant...
The Supreme Court has clarified the meaning of Regulation 5(2) of the Part-time Workers (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) Regulations 2000 , ruling that it does not require that part-time status be the sole ground or reason for less favourable...
A poll recently commissioned by the charity will-writing campaign Will Aid has revealed that two thirds of people either have not made a will or have a will which is out of date. The survey of more than 2,000 adults in the UK found that 57 per cent of them...
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that, when ruling on an appeal against an improvement notice served under Part 1 of the Housing Act 2004 , the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) should consider how matters were at the date of service, rather than at the date of...
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