News – Page 4
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NewsCourt of Appeal clears up leasehold confusion
Law Commission identified 'conflicting' case law on right of shared ownership leaseholders to take control of building management.
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NewsBattle of the brands continues as Lidl seeks disclosure
Budget supermarket tells court Tesco ‘undervalued’ the benefit of infringing yellow and blue logo.
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NewsJudge throws out DeepMind NHS data action
Claim for misuse of private information for about 1.6 million patients fails the 'same interest' test for collective redress.
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NewsGreggs challenges ban on 5am chicken goujons
Magistrates' court hears appeal against refusal to grant licence for 24-hour Leicester Square store.
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NewsSociety warns on Finance Bill changes
Donations located in the EU and the European Economic Arena will no longer qualify for UK charitable tax reliefs from April 2024.
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NewsRemoval of EU law 'sunset clause' welcomed
Retained EU Law Bill will now include list of laws to be revoked this year.
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NewsSupreme Court dismisses claim that oil spill is continuing cause of action
No continuing nuisance because ‘no repeated activity’ by giant oil company, SC finds as it unanimously dismisses appeal.
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NewsRaab’s Bill of Rights Bill for final chop
New lord chancellor expected to drop his predecessor's flagship reform proposals.
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NewsStrasbourg override plan 'a clear and serious breach'
Legal professional bodies condemn amendment allowing ministers to ignore ‘pyjama injunctions’.
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NewsNew power for SRA in 'failure to prevent' offence
Serious Fraud Office head hails proposed legislation 'a game-changer for law enforcement'.
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NewsClaimant's will forgery charge against 92-year-old mother thrown out
Disinherited son's fixed belief 'has coloured and distorted his view of the factual matters', judge rules.
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NewsDivorce reform: work finally begins on finances review
Law Commission aims to publish a scoping paper in September 2024.
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NewsYou should have read the CPR, judge tells litigant in person
Court turns down request to extend one-year limitation period applicable to libel claims.
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News'Legal limbo': Human rights chief steps into small boats bill row
Provisions of Illegal Migration Bill 'create clear and direct tension with well-established and fundamental human rights standards'.
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NewsFirms shy away from verifying overseas entities
Only 27 practices sign up to verify checks on beneficial owners as Law Society warns of risks.
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NewsFraudster convicted decade ago must pay £92,500
Serious Fraud Office succeeds against property dealer jailed for one of the UK’s biggest mortgage frauds.
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NewsMigration bill ‘would rock the UK’s standing as a reliable nation’
Law Society speaks out as measure aimed at tackling small-boat crossings goes before House of Commons.
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NewsElection court awards costs against petitioner in 'dates bribe' case
Petitioner 'had the audacity to issue these proceedings in the knowledge that the allegations quite properly made by the respondents... were truthful.'
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NewsEnglish law can accommodate blockchain share-dealing
Requirements of Companies Act not necessarily a barrier, legal taskforce concludes in latest crypto statement.
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NewsSupreme Court clarifies law on leasehold service charges
Landlords have the right to reapportion charges despite provision of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985.