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The Employment Tribunal has ruled that an Irishman was racially harassed and victimised when his bossed danced "like a leprechaun" in front of him and mocked his accent. The case involved Jonathan Kelly, who worked in the warehouse at the...
A homeowner has been granted permission to add a two-storey extension to his property despite objections from his neighbour. The case involved neighbours on an estate of houses around a private road constructed in the 1980s. The properties were...
A woman who was shunned by her work colleagues and not invited to a drinks event has been awarded £74,000 compensation for unfair dismissal, and race and age discrimination. The case involved Rita Leher, 51, who had started working as a cashier at...
The long-awaited reform to Family Law is finally here with the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, coming into force as of today, 6 April 2022. This is the biggest reform of divorce law in 50 years and aims to provide a more collaborative approach...
A former Google employee has successfully appealed an order by the Employment Tribunal in a case that clarified rules surrounding anonymity of witnesses. Mr R Frewer brought several claims against Google UK Ltd including automatic unfair...
How is a no-fault divorce different to the previous law? A spouse wishing to divorce prior to the law change on 6 April 2022 had to prove that the marriage had irretrievably broken down by relying upon 1 of 5 facts. These facts were (1) the other...
What is a lump sum order? Quite simply, a lump sum order is an order for one party to pay another party a lump sum of money. These orders can be made upon finalisation of divorce, nullity and judicial separation and generally cannot be varied or...
The son of a car and property magnate has successfully sued his niece to gain a share of his late father’s estate and avoid becoming homeless. Colin Johnston was the son of Sidney Johnston, who died in 2017 leaving a £2.4 million estate to...
When a relationship breaks down, it is not just parents who can face difficulties in agreeing arrangements to be able to see the children. Grandparents can often find themselves in a similar position in relation to their grandchildren. In the current world,...
Gaslighting is a word used to describe the manipulation of another person to cause them to question their reality. It is a term we all know and often hear being used colloquially, however this word does not have a legal definition, nor has it been used or...
