Month: August 2014
Landlord duties – prescribed information
Landlords have been obliged since 6 April 2007 to provide a tenant with 'prescribed information' within 30 days after receipt of their deposit. (For deposits received before 6 April 2012, the time limit was 14 days.) The prescribed information must also be given to any relevant person. Landlords ....
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Leading judge lays out plans for divorce reform
One of Britain’s leading family law judges is calling for changes in the divorce process that would take most cases out of the courts altogether. Sir James Munby is the President of the Family Division of the High Court. He wants uncontested divorce cases without any claims over money or childr....
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PI Lawyer raising funds for new Cancer Centre at Lister Hospital
An industrial disease personal injury lawyer is taking part in a sponsored ride to Paris to raise funds for the Lister Hospital. An industrial disease personal injury lawyer is taking part in a sponsored ride to Paris to raise funds for the Lister Hospital. The oversubscribed facilities at the....
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Awards for unfair dismissal to be limited to one year’s salary
The Government has announced that awards for unfair dismissal are to be limited to one year’s salary. However, the overall cap will remain at £72,300. The Government has announced that awards for unfair dismissal are to be limited to one year’s salary. However, the overall cap will remain at....
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Trainee manager paralysed in bodged procedure awarded £3m
A trainee manager who was left paralysed as a result of hospital negligence has been awarded nearly £3m compensation. The man was 24 years old when he visited the hospital for pancreatic treatment, which was necessary to manage his diabetes. He needed an injection of anaesthetic into his spinal ....
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Landlord entitled to refuse tenancy to ‘unreasonable’ retailers
A court has ruled that a landlord was within his rights to refuse to renew tenancies to shopkeepers who had pestered him with frivolous lawsuits. The issue arose because over several years, the shopkeepers had brought a total of 10 claims against the landlord saying that he had obstruct....
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Surgeon used wrong parts in hip replacement operation
A pensioner has been awarded £75,000 compensation after a surgeon used the wrong parts in her artificial hip operation. The 69-year-old woman had suffered from osteoarthritis for several years. She underwent an operation for a total hip replacement. The surgeon fitted what he believed was a c....
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Small and medium-sized enterprises reliant on overdrafts
Nine out of ten small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) say they would quickly go out of business if they didn’t have access to an overdraft, according to a recent survey. Nine out of ten small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) say they would quickly go out of business if they didn’t have....
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Letting agents must publish fee details of face a fine
Letting agents will have to publish full details of the fees they charge or face a fine under new regulations being introduced by the government. Ministers say the move will help to ensure a fairer deal for both landlords and tenants. Under the current regulations, agents have to list their co....
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Driver awarded £900,000 compensation after having leg amputated
A coach driver has been awarded £900,000 compensation after a hospital’s failure to have him seen by a consultant led to him needing to have part of his leg amputated. The driver first visited the hospital when he noticed that his leg felt cold and painful. He was treated and told he would nee....
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Man suffered for four years because of hospital’s failure
A man has been awarded £35,000 compensation after suffering for four years with a fractured wrist, which doctors had failed to diagnose. The first time he attended the hospital A&E department after injuring his wrist he saw a triage nurse and a doctor. He was X-rayed and it was recorde....
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Surgeons removed woman’s ovary without her consent
A woman has received £20,000 in damages after doctors removed both her ovaries, when she had only provided consent for the removal of one. The woman underwent surgery in 2010 to remove ovarian cysts, and had given consent that one of her ovaries could be removed. However, during the operation....
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Attwaters Jameson Hill pre-retirement seminar
Join us at our pre-retirement planning seminar next month......and we'll help you plan for your future Join us at our pre-retirement planning seminar next month... ...and we'll help you plan for your future We will be holding a pre-retirement seminar in conjunction with David Soper & Co. Ltd ....
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Director faced with prison after defying court orders
A director has been given a 28-day suspended prison sentence after defying court orders during a dispute with another company. A director has been given a 28-day suspended prison sentence after defying court orders during a dispute with another company. His fellow director was fined £1,000 fo....
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Agency wins case against former employee’s rival business
A model agency has won its case against a former employee who defrauded it of £21,000 and disclosed some of its confidential information while helping to set up a rival business. A model agency has won its case against a former employee who defrauded it of £21,000 and disclosed some of its conf....
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Landlord receives £4.75m compensation for damage caused at flats
A landlord has received £4.75m compensation after faulty workmanship and equipment led to “catastrophic” flooding at a block of flats. A landlord has received £4.75m compensation after faulty workmanship and equipment led to “catastrophic” flooding at a block of flats. The damage oc....
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Landlord wins appeal over money owed by insolvent tenant
A landlord company has won its appeal to be paid money owed by a commercial tenant which had gone into administration before completing the surrender of its lease. A landlord company has won its appeal to be paid money owed by a commercial tenant which had gone into administration before completi....
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Commercial tenant fails to exercise break clause correctly
The courts are seeing an increasing number of disputes between landlords and commercial tenants over break clauses. The courts are seeing an increasing number of disputes between landlords and commercial tenants over break clauses. It’s thought the economic downturn is putting pressure on bo....
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Landlord duties – tenancy deposits
Since 6 April 2007, it has been mandatory for a landlord to join a scheme to protect a tenant’s deposit. The landlord must comply with 'initial requirements’ of an authorised Tenancy Deposit Scheme within 30 days from the date of receipt of the deposit. Protection of the deposit is crucial if a ....
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Redundancy reforms designed to help businesses and employees
Redundancy regulations are being modified in a move designed to help both businesses and employees. Redundancy regulations are being modified in a move designed to help both businesses and employees. The main change is to reduce the minimum period before large scale redundancies can take place....
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