What happens when a series of criminal offences are committed over a period when a new piece of legislation comes into force? Do they fall under the new rules or the old ones? The job of the Supreme Court was made especially difficult in this
This case is the legal equivalent of the aphorism ‘If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?’ Here though the question is ‘If a letter arrives while you are on holiday, have you
When it comes to small claims there is a delicate balance that exists between claimants, insurers and solicitors. In this case Haven insurance upset that balance by trying to cut Edmondson Solicitors out of the picture. In this episode we explore whether the insurers had
The way that damages are worked out in a case can have a huge impact on both the claimant and the defendant. Add to this that the courts are often making their own best estimates and the whole outcome can become incredibly uncertain. In this
Political scandal, “fraud on an epic scale” and a billionaire in hiding are the main highlights in this case. The appellant is accused of helping to hide his father-in-law’s ill-gotten gains. Meanwhile we also consider the impact of the large number of Eastern European cases
In tort law a lot of focus is placed on aspects such as the duty of care and causation but there also has to be an injury caused by the defendant. How we define an injury is not always straightforward and in this case we
Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights is the right to a fair trial but how far does this extend? In this episode we analyse a judicial review that argues for the right to choose one’s own legal representation. Music from bensound.com
Known sex offenders obviously represent a threat to the safety of children but if a head teacher is friends with a convicted sex offender and fails to disclose it is she liable to be dismissed? Not only do we answer that question in this episode
Rates are a type of property tax that is based on the value of any given piece of property. That valuation can be affected by a range of factors but generally speaking there is an exception for ‘tools of the trade’. In this case we
What is the nature of the relationship between a director and their respective company? In this case an argument was made under the Limitation Act 1980 that it is analogous to the relationship between a trustee and beneficiary. For the claimant such a finding would