For a statement to be deceitful, it must be a statement claimed to be fact when the person making it does not believe it to be true (or has no belief either way as to its veracity) or is…
The Jury is out on whether the new Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims process for litigating personal injury claims for minor motor accidents (those leading to claims between £1,000 and £10,000) will prove to be effective. The new three-stage…
The Court of Appeal has sunk the claim for damages for emotional distress made by a couple who were awarded damages after they cut short their £60,000 dream cruise, when it turned into a nightmare due to sickness and…
A recent case illustrates the wisdom, when purchasing a car, of always checking the background of the vehicle to identify the rightful owner and the terms under which it is owned. Dr Kulkarni purchased a Mercedes for £39,000. The ‘seller’,…
A father has been left with a bill for £120,000 in legal fees after claiming that he owned half of his son’s courier business. The company, Time Critical International, was started in 1996 by Roger Marsh’s son, Simon, with…
Whilst low-cost air travel may seem like a great idea for a cheap holiday, it is worth noting that you may not get your money back in the event that you have to cancel your trip. Furthermore, a lot…
An employer whose bonus scheme for sales was not tightly worded enough for the Court of Appeal was recently left to count the cost. The employer hired a salesman, who proceeded to generate sales far in excess of what…
Don’t get angry with the council A woman who became so incensed by the response of an anti-social behaviour coordinator working for Slough Council that she slammed her own phone down so hard that she broke it found herself on…
Pyramid Selling Schemes Ask most people to name any of the organisations to which the Government has given the power to enforce the law by raiding premises and the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is not likely to be…
Tenancies and Insolvency - Landlords Take Note Businesses in financial difficulties are increasingly seeking ways of ridding themselves of extra costs and, in many cases, premises let in more promising economic times are viewed as a substantial and avoidable…