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In a ruling which underlines that mental illness does not necessarily equate to legal incapacity, the Court of Protection recently refused to open the way for doctors to perform a...

A family judge has hailed the miraculous benefits of sitting down to a ‘nice cup of tea’ after this played a central role in healing a bitter ten-year rift between...

In resolving a bitter family dispute, the High Court had no hesitation in finding that the signature on a woman’s purported last will was a clever forgery designed to cheat...

The Court of Appeal recently ruled that when a council neglected to reduce the crowns of trees in a park for several years, thus allowing the roots to grow, it...

When a couple entered into an artificial tax-saving scheme which subsequently failed, they placed the blame firmly at the door of the Isle of Man tax consultancy that had advised...

A recent decision shows that the courts place a heavy burden of proof on those who claim that a will should be invalidated because the person making it lacks testamentary...

Discounted prices seem to be everywhere these days, but recent decisions of the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) show that sales promotions need to be treated with caution. A series...

When the marriage of a wealthy Scandinavian couple broke up, the English court had to consider the effect of a pre-nuptial agreement (‘pre-nup’) which they had entered into in their...

A local authority has been dragged over the coals by a High Court judge for its ‘perverse’ failure to heed furious neighbours’ complaints about a poorly constructed home that overlooks...

When a couple received negligent advice from a firm of financial advisers, they complained to the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS). The ombudsman ruled in their favour and ordered that compensation...