The Government’s latest divorce petition, which reportedly includes a section encouraging the “naming and shaming” of adulterers, has been criticised by family law foundation Resolution. The revamped petition, which was launched earlier...
High-profile legal battles may have contributed to an increase in the number of claims being brought under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975. The number of claims to reach the High Court rose to 158 last year, it was revealed...
Companies will be forced to publish how much more their chief executives are paid compared with the average employee, in a move which the Government believe will promote wage equality. The proposals, due to come into effect June 2018, will form part of a...
Charles Keidan and Rebecca Steinfeld, the heterosexual couple embroiled in a long-running legal fight for the right to enter a civil partnership, have been granted a hearing at the Supreme Court. The London couple, who argue that the Civil Partnership Act...
Ambitious plans for what will soon be one of the UK’s largest solar energy farms have been given the go-ahead by planners in recent days. The news comes at a time when the Government is facing mounting criticism over its lack of support for the...
A local authority has been ordered to pay £20,000 in care fees after a probe found that it had taken too long to assess a vulnerable woman’s needs. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman had been tasked with investigating Hackney Council...
A UK woman who was famously refused permission to divorce her husband is taking her fight to the Supreme Court, arguing that she should not have to prove “unreasonable behaviour” in what she describes as the “most significant” divorce...
A man who was dismissed for sharing a competitor firm’s food offer on social media has won an employment tribunal against his former employer, the CIPD has reported. The Manchester Employment Tribunal heard how Michael Hayward had worked for butchers...
The future of the UK’s rapidly expanding renewable energy sector could be under threat due to “policy uncertainty” beyond 2020, leading energy bodies have said. The comments come from Renewable UK and the Renewable Energy Association...
A leading consortium has waded into the debate about a possible overhaul of laws relating to Wills. Plans outlined by the Law Commission last month have garnered a mixed response, with concerns that the proposed reforms could increase the likelihood of...
A new report published by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has revealed a drastic drop in the number of people lending their support to shale gas fracking in the UK. According to the Department’s latest Energy and...
The Government is set to issues refunds running into tens of millions after it emerged that many people had been overcharged for making a Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA). The Office of the Public Guardian – the quango responsible for processing...
In a long-running divorce dispute, a UK banker has told the Court of Appeal that he should not have to pay a large sum of money to his ex-wife due to her “remarkably wealthy” family background. Banker Mr Hossam Radwan, 46, and Ms Hayat Alireza,...
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has criticised UK energy policy amid concerns of instability and unsustainability, after a new report found that employment in the UK’s renewables sector is slowing significantly. A report published by the REA in...
Employers will be obliged to consult with trade unions around any workplaces issues that could affect workers, according to new guidance from the Court of Appeal. The trade union Unison brought the case alongside two park police officers who had been made...