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A man who fell through the roof of a caravan on his first day working for his employer has received compensation for the injuries he suffered. The man had previously worked for another caravan manufacturer and had been used to walking on the roofs of...

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued a reprimand to a local authority in respect of a breach of Article 5(1)(f) of the UK General Data Protection Regulation. The local authority had included a spreadsheet in its response to a Freedom of...

A man who successfully challenged his mother's final will is likely to recover the lion's share of his legal costs after the High Court ruled that his brother, who attempted to uphold the will's validity, should pay his costs on the indemnity basis . In...

A man who suffered life-changing injuries in a road traffic accident has obtained a seven-figure compensation settlement. The man was travelling in the front passenger seat of a car when it was involved in a head-on collision. He sustained serious injuries,...

Following a review conducted this year, the Lord Chancellor has announced that the Personal Injury Discount Rate (PIDR) in England and Wales will increase from -0.25 per cent to +0.5 per cent with effect from 11 January 2025. The PIDR is used in serious...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual statistics on ill health and injuries in the workplace for the year 2023/24. The number of employees who reported suffering from work-related ill health was 1.7 million. This is broadly...

The Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002 gives leaseholders the right, under certain conditions, to take over the management of the building they live in. When attempting to exercise this right, however, it is vital to comply with the requirements set...

A company has succeeded in reducing VAT default surcharges of more than £9,000 after the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) found that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had not demonstrated that a notice in respect of an earlier default surcharge had been...

A man who sustained damage to his hearing as a result of exposure to noise during his time in the Army has received a substantial settlement from the Ministry of Defence (MoD). The man, now 38, served in the Army from 2003 to 2010. Despite regularly being...

A deceased man's sister and executor has failed to convince the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) that no Inheritance Tax (IHT) was due on his share of a number of properties in Malta. The man and his siblings had inherited an interest in the properties from...