A school technician who was discriminated against because of his disabilities and unfairly dismissed has been awarded £117,013 compensation. Mr D Walker suffered with psoriatic arthritis, depression and anxiety. He worked at Old Swinford Hospital...
A mother has won her appeal against a court order that she should return her two children to Germany to live with their father. The decision means the children can continue to live with her in England. The children and parents had all lived in Germany...
The Court of Appeal has ruled that a decision to remove three children from the care of their grandparents was mistaken and could cause them emotional harm. The children, aged six, four and three, had lived with their grandparents and maternal aunt since...
The Supreme Court has ruled that a woman’s sons will have to pay inheritance tax on her pension fund because she had not drawn upon it during her lifetime. The court heard evidence that the deceased woman and her former husband had been directors of a...
A pharmacy worker has been awarded £15,000 after a tribunal found she had been subjected to age discrimination. Sue Walsh began working for St Chad’s chemist in Oldham in April 2017 when she was 60 years old. Immediately her lack of hearing and...
The Private Client team at Judge & Priestley is proud to announce its first listing in the prestigious Legal 500 directory of leading UK law firms. Led by Partner David Chandra, the team also includes Partner Brian Tan, Senior Associate Nimalee...
The High Court has upheld a vulnerable woman’s will and rejected a claim by her daughter that she had been subjected to undue influence. The case involved two sisters, Teresa Ann Coles and Heather Christine Reynolds. In 2002, their mother made a will...
A “vindictive” husband who caused an "unnecessary haemorrhage of money" by pursuing unnecessary legal action has had his divorce settlement slashed by the courts. The case involved a couple who had married in 2005 and separated in...
Judge & Priestley LLP, the Bromley based solicitors’ practice, is proud to announce its most successful results ever in the 2021 edition of the prestigious Legal 500 directory of leading UK law firms. For the first time ever three of the...
Judge and Priestley LLP, the Bromley based solicitors are pleased to announce the further expansion of their highly respected Family Law team, with the appointment of two experienced solicitors at the Senior Associate level. Maria Conesa Gonzalez ...
