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ET Did Not Err in Not Identifying Disability Discrimination Claim

The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled that, when rejecting an employee's complaint of unfair dismissal, the Employment Tribunal (ET) did not err in law in not identifying an additional complaint of disability discrimination under Section 15 of the ...

Certificate of Lawful Development Granted for Annexe

A woman has succeeded in obtaining the right to continue living in an annexe next to her son's house. The annexe was situated on a farm the woman owned and had originally been a stable block. When planning permission to convert it into an annexe was granted...

Family Court Departs from Equality in Big-Money Divorce Case

The Family Court has ruled in financial remedy proceedings that a departure from an equal division of assets was appropriate in view of the fact that riskier and less liquid business assets would be retained by the husband. The husband and wife had met in...

Employment Rights Act 2025 - Timetable for Implementation

The government has updated the timetable for implementing key changes in the Employment Rights Act 2025 . A number of measures relating to trade unions and industrial action, including protections against dismissal for taking industrial action, came into...

Mixed-use Premises is a Dwelling, Court of Appeal Rules

The Court of Appeal has ruled that a mixed-use premises was a 'dwelling' , as defined in Section 38 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1985 , and the tenants therefore benefited from the controls over the levying of service charges in the Act. The tenants...

Bank Transfers to UK Accounts Were Remittances, UT Rules

In a case concerning a taxpayer who was not domiciled in the UK, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has upheld a decision that transfers from his overseas bank accounts to UK bank accounts of non-relevant persons amounted to taxable remittances under Section 809L of...

Delusions Rendered Man's Will Invalid, High Court Rules

The High Court has ruled that a will made by a man who was suffering from delusions caused by late-onset schizophrenia was invalid for want of testamentary capacity. In late 2013, the man had become concerned that someone was trying to break into his home...

ICO Guidance on Data Protection and Information Rights

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) provides guidance for the public on data protection and information rights on its website. Guidance is available on the following topics: making a Subject Access Request to find out if an organisation is...
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