Latest legal news
28-07-10
Ruling could prompt tackling of 'divorce tourism'
Practice group: Family law services
A court ruling could go some way to redressing London's reputation as the "divorce capital of the world", following the high-profile split...
28-07-10
Revised will leaves sisters' fortune to hairdresser
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
A legal battle has been sparked after sisters Ethel Wilson and Mabel Cook left the majority of their £400,000 fortune not to their family,...
27-07-10
One-fifth of landlords saw arrears in past quarter
Practice group: Residential property legal services
One-fifth of private residential landlords have experienced tenants in rental arrears over the past three months, it has been revealed....
26-07-10
Internet entrepreneur given £7 million divorce payout order
Practice group: Family law services
An entrepreneur who made his fortune through a health information website has been ordered to give £7 million to his ex-wife. Robert...
26-07-10
'Use professional solicitors' to combat will fraud
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
The Lincolnshire Law Society has called for the will writing industry to be better-regulated, following a case in which two men were...
23-07-10
Scrapping landlords' regulation reform 'is short-sighted'
Practice group: Residential property legal services
Proposals by Housing Minister Grant Shapps to scrap regulation reform for private landlords shows a lack of foresight on the government's...
23-07-10
Conservatives criticised over 'death tax' plans
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
The coalition government has been accused of a u-turn on the £20,000 "death tax", which is designed to pay for the costs of caring for the...
22-07-10
Is enough done to stop libel tourism in the UK?
Practice group: Litigation & dispute resolution
The Speech Act, which is designed to stop "libel tourism" in the US, has proceeded to Congress, raising the question of whether similar...
22-07-10
Tube drivers stage walk-out over 'unfair dismissal'
Practice group: Employment law
Some 77 London Underground workers have taken 24-hour strike action over what they claim is the unfair dismissal of a tube train driver....
21-07-10
Legal document reveals Sellers tried to change will
Practice group: Will, trusts & probate legal services
Peter Sellers, the comic actor known for his roles in Doctor Strangelove and The Pink Panther, may have tried to change his will just hours...
21-07-10
Act now to appoint a natural director
Practice group: Corporate & commercial legal services
Companies incorporated before 9 November 2006 are required to ensure they have at least one "natural person" on their board of directors by...
20-07-10
Lecturer loses unfair dismissal case
Practice group: Employment law
A former college lecturer who claimed his workplace was blighted by "institutional bullying" has lost his unfair dismissal case. Toby...
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