The COVID-19 outbreak has caused major disruption to businesses and individuals around the world, with many finding it difficult, or impossible, to fulfil their contractual obligations because of the pandemic. Force majeure clauses and frustration of...
Madelaine Henwood , Head of Residential Property at Judge & Priestley, comments on the news that the housing market in England has been reopened by the government. “It is great news for buyers and sellers looking to move house, that the...
An engineer who was passed over for promotion and subjected to homophobic comments from work colleagues has been awarded £175,000 compensation. Peter Allen had worked for the aerospace component manufacturer Paradigm Precision as a quality manager...
A man has won a dispute with his parents over assurances made to him that he would inherit a share of the family farm after working for 30 years on low pay. David and Josephine Guest had made wills in 1981 under which their son Andrew and his brother would...
A recent case involved a woman who provided her son with £170,000 to buy a home in June 2005. In November, he repaid £90,000. In 2015, the son received £350,000 compensation after being diagnosed with mesothelioma. He died the following...
NHS and emergency service workers who die in the line of duty fighting Covid-19 will be exempt from inheritance tax liability on their estates. The exemption, which was originally introduced for members of the armed forces, was extended in 2015 to include...
In these unprecedented times, there are likely to be more people considering challenging a will. Judge & Priestley Associate solicitor Nasima Ansary considers the most common questions she has raised in this regard. What are the grounds for...
This case concerned a husband and a wife who married in 2008 and subsequently separated in 2015. There was one child born to the marriage who was severely disabled. The matrimonial assets were substantial, with the business alone worth around £490...
A secretary who resigned after her managing director said she wouldn’t employ someone because she was black has won her claim of unfair dismissal. Caroline Hobbs worked for Avon Care Homes from November 2015 until she resigned without notice in April...
A digital questionnaire designed to make home moving ‘cheaper, quicker and less stressful’ is now being tested in a pilot scheme. The Buying and Selling Property Information (BASPI) has been developed by the Home Buying and Selling Group, an...
