A man has been stripped of responsibility for his elderly mother’s affairs after the Court of Protection found he had been “charging” her £400 a day for visiting her at her care home. In total, the retired accountant had racked up...
A man has lost an employment tribunal, in which he claimed he had been denied a job at the UK’s surveillance agency because of his strong religious beliefs. Charles Storey, a devout Christian, had applied for a role at GCHQ and during a gruelling...
Every day, police in Scotland process five requests from members of the public seeking to find out about their partner’s past. The requests are made under Clare’s Law, a formal scheme that was first piloted in Ayrshire and Aberdeen but was...
Free advice for people on how to make and leave a will has raised almost £1,500 for a Wyre Forest hospice. Experts from Kidderminster law firm mfg Solicitors donated their time to offer free Will writing for the public with people who made wills...
Lancashire County Council faces further legal action regarding Roseacre Wood – a site identified for potential fracking – due to the fact that it failed to consider the effects of seismic monitoring in the area. The council initially gave...
Divorcees who suspect their ex has hidden away assets could be in line for payouts following two landmark court cases. That is the message from leading Midland divorce lawyer Alison Webber who said the Supreme Court has come down hard on...
Loft conversions are often the best way to gain extra space at a good price. But failure to acquire the right certificates can send costs through the roof, warns Sharon Lerry from the residential conveyancing team at law firm mfg Solicitors. Far...
A leading rural tax expert has issued an alert to elderly farmers to get their tax affairs into shape following a renewed drive by the taxman to clamp down on agricultural property relief (APR) on land and farm buildings. Stephen Meredith, partner and head...
With the 2015 Rugby World Cup only days away, a Midland employment lawyer has urged local firms to plan ahead and side-step a potential six weeks of staff disruption. The warning comes from leading employment law expert Sally Morris who is...
Worcester legal firm mfg Solicitors has donated £1,000 to Prostate Cancer UK to assist with the charity’s ongoing research and awareness campaigns. The generous donation follows the firm’s participation in the recent Sanlam Go Dad Run...
Two charity fundraisers have smashed the world record for the longest ever game of squash – clocking up an incredible 38 hours and 24 seconds. Businessman Len Granger and property developer Jamie Barnett raised £4,000 for charities St...
The Ministry of Defence has come in for criticism, following accusations that it did not provide proper guidance to soldiers who were making their wills before heading to the front line. The Daily Telegraph this month highlighted a number of cases of...
According to the first set of official same-sex marriage figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), over 15,000 couples have wed since it became legal to do so at the end of March 2014. The figures relate to England and Wales, and they confirm...
Employment tribunal claims have all but become a thing of the past since fees were introduced on 29th July 2013, the president of the employment tribunals has said. Giving evidence to the justice committee on fees, Judge Brian Doyle said he was concerned...
A new study has revealed that almost one in five people over the age of 70 have not written a will. As a number of previous surveys have revealed, a significant majority of the UK’s adult population are yet to have put their affairs in order –...
The Supreme Court today ruled on a case which could have major implications for future divorce battles. Alison Sharland and Varsha Gohil have successfully argued that their divorce settlements should be reopened, following claims that their ex-husbands had...
A coroner has called for a review into the way the prison service treats its employees during disciplinary proceedings after a woman officer committed suicide following being sacked. Janet Norridge killed herself after being sacked for watching a Rugby...
A new report has found that families are regularly paying too much for care because they have received incorrect information from councils. The study, carried out by the Local Government Ombudsman, said that too often relatives were being denied the...
A man who launched a legal battle, in a bid to ensure his husband would receive the same pension rights as a wife, has had his case rejected by the Court of Appeal. John Walker retired from Innospec Ltd – a chemical group – in 2003, after being...
The majority of UK professionals believe older workers make a valuable contribution to UK businesses but despite this, many struggle to find new employment, a report has found. The study from CV-Library found that 92.2 per cent of workers believe older...
An application for a wind turbine to be installed near the Duddo Stone Circle in Northumberland has been refused after a three-year legal battle. The proposed turbine site was two miles away from the 4,000-year-old stone formation, which is often compared...
According to the latest update from West Midlands Police, over 300 people have asked for their help in order to avoid a forced marriage during the last 12 months. Forced marriage was made illegal in June 2014, and since that date there have been six police...