Pensioner given last minute reprieve in care fees row An elderly woman living with dementia has been allowed to stay at her care home following a dispute over her care fees. Dorothy Holroyd has been living at Merlin Court Care Home, in Wiltshire, for the...
New ‘silver nups’ agreements essential for re-marrying parents The ‘silver nup’, a new kind of prenuptial agreement which helps adults marrying for a second or third time to avoid inheritance disputes, is fast gaining popularity...
Petition calls for the Government to make it illegal to require women to wear heels at work News headlines have abounded about a 27-year-old woman sent home from a City firm for refusing to wear high heels. And social media has been awash with images of a...
A man recently won a three-year legal battle, proving that his elderly friend had lost out financially as a result of a council blunder. Ernie Bowden had intervened on behalf of a 93-year-old acquaintance, who is currently being looked after in a...
Same-sex marriage will no longer be blocked from taking place in British military chapels, the Government has announced. The news, which was confirmed by Defence Minister Penny Mordaunt last week, will affect some 190 chapels located on Ministry of Defence...
A white doctor dismissed for making “racist” comments that were secretly recorded has told an employment tribunal he has been treated differently because of his colour. Consultant Peter Hale told the South London Employment Tribunal that he was...
UK Energy Bill approved with no amendments The UK’s long-contested Energy Bill was approved by Parliament with no amendments last week. The adoption of the Bill will see the early closure of the Renewables Obligation (RO) for new onshore wind...
Woman contests will after her husband died during divorce proceedings A woman is seeking to challenge her late husband’s will after claiming that she should be awarded half of his £12million fortune. Mari Vindis, the widow of the...
Police chief: I was misled over sex scandals A former chief constable of the police force embroiled in a series of sex scandals has said that she was misled by colleagues amid allegations that office love affairs were covered up. Northumbria Police’s...
Cohabiting couples reminded of the importance of will writing Experts are reminding Britons of the importance of having a written will in place – particularly cohabiting, unmarried couples who run the risk of having a Court decide the future of their...
Increase in discrimination against pregnant women and new mothers in workplace Pregnant women and new mothers are suffering growing discrimination at work, according to a new report by the Citizens Advice. The charity said it has seen a 25 per cent...
Overweight workers could soon have the power to sue their colleagues for cruel remarks about their size, a leading judge has claimed. Philip Rostant, a judge specialising in employment law, said the only way to tackle so-called ‘fattist’...