Wrigley Claydon Solicitors

Category: Litigation & Disputes

  • Malaysian music festival to take legal action against the 1975

    The organisers of the Good Vibes Festival, held in Malaysia in June have threatened legal action against The 1975 after the band’s frontman Matty Healy made a speech about homosexuality and kissed a fellow band member onstage.

    Homosexual acts are illegal in Malaysia and are punishable under federal law.

    The three-day event was axed after The 1975’s performance. The festival’s other headliners, The Kid Laroi and The Strokes did not play after the incident.

    The organisers allege that The 1975’s “use of abusive language, equipment damage, and indecent stage behaviour” impacted them financially.

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood.  Our litigation solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in the litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • ‘The Little Mermaid’ Producers sued for £150,000 by special effects artist over on-set wrist injury

    Christine Overs, a special effects artist who broke her wrist when she fell from a beach scene and onto a concrete floor when part of the set gave way while filming for Disney’s live action Little Mermaid remake is suing for £150,000.

    Ms Overs says the injury to her left wrist has ruined her career which requires precise finger movements because she now struggles even to do up buttons and zips, or lace shoes.

    Sandcastle Pictures Ltd, the company set up to make the film has admitted liability for the fall but is disputing the amount she is claiming in a case at Central London County Court. A trial will take place for the Court to decide the amount of damages, to take place at a later date.

    Our Personal Injury Department has successfully helped clients who have suffered an injury and have successfully secured significant sums of compensation for them. We are accredited by the Law Society as being specialists in this field.

     

    Suffering an injury can have serious implications on you and your livelihood.  Our Personal Injury solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in injury department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Litigation Solicitors
    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Criminal Injuries
    Personal Injury Solicitors
    Accidents at Work
    Claims for Death
    Clinical Negligance Solicitor
    Trips and Slips Accident Compensation Claim
    Occupiera Liability Solicitor
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • Dua Lipa facing fresh copyright lawsuit over hit song Levitating

    Dua Lipa and Warner Music Group are facing a $20m federal lawsuit in Los Angeles from musician Bosko Kante over copyright claims for the song Levitating.

    In a lawsuit filed on 31 July 2023, Kante claimed Dua Lipa used a talk box recording, made with a device worn around the neck that lets the user shape sounds of a synthesizer or guitar through their mouth, without his permission in three remixes of Levitating.

    It’s the third lawsuit regarding the song. In June 2023, a court dismissed a complaint from the reggae group Artikal Sound System. She is also involved in ongoing litigation with songwriters L. Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer.

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood.  Our litigation solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in the litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Intellectual Property Solicitors
    Technology Dispute Solicitors
    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • Three brothers win court battle with tennis coach sister over mother’s £1m will

    Three brothers, David, Nino and Remo Rea have succeeded at the High Court in a claim against their sister, Rita Rea when the brothers were cut out of their mother’s will.

    Their mother Anna left nearly all her estate, totalling circa £1m to her daughter in 2016, however, the Judge said the evidence suggested Rita had exercised ‘undue influence’ over her  mother such that she was ‘overborne’.

    ‘First, there is Anna’s frailty and vulnerability,’ he said in his judgment. ‘Wheelchair-bound, hard of hearing, and requiring constant care and attention, Anna’s quality of life was limited.

    ‘She seemed to spend much of her life colouring in children’s books. This is to be contrasted with what I find to be Rita’s argumentative and forceful personality, and her forceful physical presence.’

    Anna’s estate will be split four ways, as directed by the earlier 1986 will.  The judge stated that he would give Rita  21 days to launch a challenge to the decision with the Court of Appeal.

    Our Litigation Solicitors have handled cases involving;

    • Pursuing or defending Inheritance Act claims
    • Probate claims, including disputes as to the validity of Wills due to allegations of lack of capacity or undue influence and seeking to prove Wills.
    • Applications in respect of the removal or appointment of Personal Representatives or trustees
    • All aspects of contested claims between beneficiaries, personal representatives, Executors and trustees in relation to estates and trust funds

    Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in the litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com.

     

    Will Dispute
    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • Virgin Media O2 announces plans to slash up to 2,000 jobs

    Virgin Media O2 is to axe up to 2,000 jobs by the end of 2023.

    It said the move, which includes around 800 previously reported job cuts, will affect around 12% of its workforce.

    It follows BT and Vodafone in reducing the size of its workforce.

    The cuts come around two years after the business was created by the £31 billion merger between mobile operator O2 and broadband and TV specialist Virgin Media.

    A spokesman said: “As we continue to integrate and transform as a company, we are currently consulting on proposals to simplify our operating model to better deliver for customers, which will see a reduction in some roles this year.

    “While we know any period of change can be difficult, we are committed to supporting all of our people and are working closely with the CWU (Communication Workers Union) and Prospect along with our internal employee representatives as we have open and honest conversations on the future direction of our business.”

    Wrigley Claydon has a team of lawyers that specialise in Employment Law who regularly advise on unfair dismissal claims, discrimination claims, contracts of employment and compromise (settlement) agreements.

     

    Call Shan Shahriar on :-
    Manchester Office: 0161 914 9881
    Oldham Office: 0161 624 6811
    Todmorden Office: 01706 815712

     

    Alternatively, please email Shan at sms@wrigleyclaydon.com

    Business Solicitor
    Commercial Property Solicitor
    Company Law Solicitor
    Company Health Check Solicitor
    Employment Solicitor
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • Burger van chef wins fight to keep £5m inheritance from customer

    Sam Jones, a burger bar chef will be allowed to keep the £5million left to him by David Turner “an eccentric businessman” after the millionaire’s estranged sister, Mrs Cano failed to have his will struck out.

    Sam Jones first met David Turner at his burger van.

    The High Court heard that Mr Turner treated Mr Jones ‘like a son’ but decided to cut his sister out of his Will completely, branding her a ‘conniving b***h’.

    In a new a Will drawn up in 2013, Mr Turner left everything to Mr Jones and other close friends. The Will was challenged by his sister, because a copy of his original Will has never been found.

    Mrs Cano argued that it couldn’t be proved that her brother had not destroyed his original Will after changing his mind about who he wanted to inherit his estate.

    She asked the judge to nullify the 2013 Will, which would have left her free to inherit under the laws of intestacy, because no other Will existed, and she stood in line as next of kin.

    However, Master Matthew Marsh, ruled against Mrs Cano stating ‘There’s no evidence that Mr Turner attempted to make a new will.’

    The judge’s ruling means that the 2013 will stand in favour of Mr Jones.

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood.  Our litigation solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in the litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Will Dispute
    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • The Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, considering legal challenge on ticket office closure plans

    The Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham says he’s considering a legal challenge to stop a consultation to close the majority of train ticket offices.

    Train operators across the country are asking passengers for their say on the plans, unveiled by industry body the Rail Delivery Group (RDG). RDG claim things have changed significantly over the past few decades, with just 12% of tickets sold at offices today, compared to 82% in the mid-90s.

    Mr Burnham said: “I’m hugely concerned that the voices of disabled people are being excluded. The consultation is not in easily accessible formats.

    “Are rail companies saying the 12 per cent of people that use ticket offices don’t matter?

    “I am considering legal action; this can’t just be rammed through.

    “They really must put a proper consultation in place. We are going to fight back in Greater Manchester against that.”

     

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood.  Our litigation solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in the litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Technology Dispute Solicitors
    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • Apple loses appeal in London court in long-running Optis patent dispute

    The Court of Appeal has rejected Apple’s appeal against a ruling which found it infringed two patents on technology it uses in its iPhones and iPads.

    Optis Cellular Technology first sued Apple over the way it used Optis’  the patented technologies, which it said were essential for 4G connectivity and were found to be used by Apple’s iPhones.

    In 2022 the High Court ruled that two of Optis’ 4G patents cloud be deemed standard essential patents and that Apple had infringed them.

    In summer 2021, a jury in Texas awarded $300 million in damages to Optis Wireless to be paid by Apple because the 4G tech in its iPhones, iPads, and watches were deemed to have infringed Optis’s communications patents.

    The ruling followed an initial $506 million award in damages after which Apple later persuaded the Judge to order a retrial.

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood.  Our litigation solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in the litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Intellectual Property Solicitors
    Technology Dispute Solicitors
    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • Hacker jailed for selling Ed Sheeran songs on dark web ordered to pay back £100k

    Adrian Kwiatkowski, a hacker who stole two unreleased songs from Ed Sheeran and sold them on the dark web for cryptocurrency has been ordered to pay £101,053. About half of the money he has to pay is currently held in Bitcoin.

    He was charged with copyright infringement and possessing criminal property and was jailed for 18 months.

    If the payment is failed to be made within three months, he will face a further 18 months imprisonment.

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood. Our litigation solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in the litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Intellectual Property Solicitors
    Technology Dispute Solicitors
    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • David Goodwillie: Sorrento FC rescinded contract to sign striker hours after announcing deal due to public backlash

    FC Sorrento, a team in the Australian second tier have become the latest football club rescind their contract with former Scotland striker David Goodwillie in the wake of a public backlash.

    Goodwillie and fellow footballer David Robertson were deemed by a judge at a civil court in January 2017 to have raped a 30-year-old woman in January 2011. Criminal charges against Goodwillie were dropped in 2011 due to lack of evidence.

    Sorrento are the third club in 18 months to have terminating their contract with Goodwillie. Scottish side Raith Rovers was released from his contract  without playing a match and in February 2023 Northern Premier League side Radcliffe terminated their contract following an angry response from the public.

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood.  Our litigation solicitors will quickly and efficiently put your case together and act on your behalf. Call Vijay Srivastava or Shalish Mehta in the litigation department on 0161 624 6811(Option 6) or email vjs@wrigleyclaydon.com or sm@wrigleyclaydon.com. We can advise you on the appropriate course of action and assist with any legal documents or proceedings that may occur.

    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester