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Under Section 58A(6) of the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 , a success fee payable as part of a contingent fee arrangement cannot be included in costs payable by the other party in litigation. The Supreme Court recently ruled on whether Section 58A(6)...
It is important for costs budgets in personal injury claims to be realistic and proportionate. This was emphasised in a High Court hearing in which a defendant successfully argued that the Court should depart from the usual principle that the unsuccessful...
The First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has found that work undertaken by a company to convert a warehouse into a car showroom qualified for Business Premises Renovation Allowance (BPRA), a 100 per cent tax allowance available between 2007 and 2017 on qualifying...
An inquest has concluded that a house fire which led to the deaths of an 86-year-old woman and her son was caused by an electrical fault in a tumble dryer. The inquest heard that they were likely to have been asleep when the fire broke out. They woke up but...
There is no general rule in First-tier Tribunal (FTT) proceedings that the unsuccessful party pays the successful party's costs. However, Rule 13(1)(b) of the Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (Property Chamber) Rules 2013 allows the FTT to make an...
Sections 13 and 14 of the Housing Act 1988 provide a statutory scheme for landlords to increase the rent payable under an assured periodic tenancy by serving notice of the proposed increase on the tenant, who may then refer the proposal to the First-tier...
The Lord Chancellor's report on the statutory review of the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021 has now been published and presented to Parliament. It was announced in May that the review had been completed, but publication was delayed until after the...
Under Section 11 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 , an appeal to the Upper Tribunal (UT) against a decision of the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) can only be made on a point of law. This was illustrated by a recent decision in which the UT...
The Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, announced by the Government in the King's Speech, is to be introduced to Parliament this year. The UK's existing cyber security regulations, the Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018 , were inherited from...
An accident that caused a worker to lose his leg has resulted in a £400,000 fine for a manufacturer of wood panels, following an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE). A pack of waste medium-density fibreboard (MDF) sheets, weighing...
