Wrigley Claydon Solicitors

Category: Civil Litigation

  • Former footballer Robbie Keane and his wife Claudine win £300K court fight against tenant

    Ex-Premier League footballer Robbie Keane and his wife Claudine have succeeded in a possession claim at the Central London County Court to evict Sandi St Paul and David Lawrence from their Hertfordshire home, worth approx. £3.8m, after Ms St Paul and Mr Lawrence stopped paying the £8,000-a-month rent.

    The Keanes told Central London County Court that there were rent arrears of nearly £300,000.

    The court heard that Mr Lawrence had countersued the Keanes in a bid to offset the rent arrears against alleged failures by the Keanes to make repairs to the property, including a faulty entrance buzzer and to the underfloor heating system however, the judge dismissed the counterclaim due to lack of evidence supporting it and said both defendants had failed to engage with the owners of the house to ‘allow access to assess disrepair’.

     

    The Judge ordered possession of the property and £292,192 in rent arrears, plus £70,000 towards legal fees.

    The Keanes will so be entitled to a further £263.01 for every day after June 20 if the Keanes are not given possession of their property.

     

    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
    Landlord advice and help
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • Schumacher family planning legal action over AI ‘interview’ with F1 great

    It has been reported that the family of Michael Schumacher is planning legal action against Die Aktuelle, a weekly German gossip magazine for presenting an artificial intelligence-generated article as “the first” interview with the seven-time Formula 1 world champion since his 2013 skiing accident where he suffered a brain injury.

    The magazine led with a photo of Schumacher on the front cover with the headline “the first interview” and the accompanying strapline “it sounds deceptively real”, implying that quotes were given by Schumacher when in fact it transpired, that they were produced by AI.

     

    Schumacher’s family have been fiercely protective of Schumacher’s privacy following the accident.

     

    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

  • Ed Sheeran cleared of infringing copyright in Marvin Gaye lawsuit

    Ed Sheeran has successfully defended another copyright infringement lawsuit in the US after facing a jury trial following claims that his hit “Thinking Out Loud” lifted bits from 1973 Marvin Gaye classic “Let’s Get It On.” He was sued by heirs of songwriter Ed Townsend, Gaye’s co-writer on the 1973 song who were seeking a share of the profits from Thinking Out Loud, saying that the syncopated chord progression was copied from Let’s Get It On.

    Thinking Out Loud went to No 1 in the UK and No 2 in the US and won a Grammy award for song of the year in 2016.

    Sheeran has encountered other copyright lawsuits in the past, including 2014’s “Photograph” which was settled out of court and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill duet “The Rest of Our Life,” which was dismissed.

    Kandi Burruss and Tameka “Tiny” Cottle of Xscape also received credit on “Shape of You” after fans noticed similarities between the track and TLC’s 1999 hit “No Scrubs,” which the duo co-wrote. During an earlier 11-day trial earlier this year, artist Sami Switch accused Sheeran of using his 2015 song “Oh Why” for “Shape of You.” However, a judge ruled that Sheeran had “neither deliberately nor subconsciously copied” Switch’s song.

     

    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
    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

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  • What is the Renters’ Reform Bill?

    What is the Renters’ Reform Bill?

    The Renters’ (Reform) Bill has been introduced to Parliament in order to abolish section 21 ‘no fault’ evictions.

    Tenants will also be given the legal right to request a pet in their home, which the landlord must consider and cannot unreasonably refuse. Landlords will be able to require pet insurance to cover any damage to their property.

    The government also wants to make it illegal for landlords to have blanket bans on renting to tenants in receipt of benefits or with children to ensure no family is discriminated against when looking for a place to live.

    The government said that the new Bill also protects landlords, making it easier for them to recover properties when they need to so they can sell their property if they want to, or when tenants does not pay rent.

    Notice periods will also be reduced where tenants have been irresponsible e.g breaching their tenancy agreement or causing damage to the property.

    The reforms will also strengthen powers to evict anti-social tenants, broadening the disruptive and harmful activities that can lead to eviction and making it quicker to evict a tenant acting anti-socially.

    It also plans to reform the courts process to cut delays, which is a particular concern for landlords when Section 21 ends.

    Suffering a dispute can have serious implications on you and your livelihood.  Our litigation solicitors helps both tenants and landlords and 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
    Landlord advice and help
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • Motivational speaker loses battle for insurance to pay neighbours £530,000 over boundary dispute

    Alex MacPhail, a motivational speaker who was ordered to pay his neighbours, Tom and Helen Gueterbock £237,000 in damages and to fund £12,000 worth of work, after his neighbours sued him when a cellar room “trespassed” 18 inches over their shared boundary, has lost a further case.

    Mr MacPhail then sued the developers of the house, Henderson Court Ltd (“HCL”), and their insurer, Allianz Insurance Plc, in respect of his losses. He argued that HCL acted with a “high level of recklessness. ”

    Mr MacPhail succeeded in his claim against HCL, making it liable for his losses, but Judge Parfitt, sitting at Central London County Court, rejected the claim that the insurer should pay his damages. An appeal followed in the High Court, where the ruling was upheld.

    Mr MacPhail’s representative had argued the judge had misapplied the law in deciding whether or not what happened was an “accident” and so covered under HCL’s insurance policy. However, the High Court said a claim against the insurers cannot be made because the choice to build so close to the neighbours’ house was “not an accident.”

    The decision means HCL remains liable to Mr MacPhail, but that its insurer, Allianz, does not have to pay up under the policy.

    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

  • More than 900 people affected by Grenfell Tower fire settle claims

    More than 900 bereaved family members, survivors and local people who were affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017, have agreed on a settlement of their civil claims arising from the blaze.

     

    The cladding company Arconic said it was among the firms that were involved in the high court case and had agreed to the settlement.

    The settlement does not affect the public inquiry which is looking into the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the blaze and neither does it affect the potential for any criminal charges to be brought in the future.

     

    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

  • Gary Lineker wins battle with HMRC over £4.9m tax bill

    Gary Lineker has won his £4.9 million tax battle with HMRC.

    The HMRC had advised Lineker that he should have been classed as an employee of the BBC and BT Sport for his presenting duties, rather than as a freelancer and pursued him for £4.9 million which it was claimed should have been paid on income received between 2013 and 2018.

    It comes as part of legislation known as IR35, designed to clampdown on tax avoidance by so-called disguised employees, who charge for their services via limited companies.

    Tribunal Judge John Brooks found the IR35 legislation did not apply because there were direct contracts between the presenter and both the BBC and BT Sport.

    The tribunal found that while Gary Lineker Media (GLM), which he set up with his then wife in 2012, was a partnership to which IR35 legislation applies, the appeal was still granted in full because contracts existed.

    HMRC has 56 days to appeal to the Upper Tribunal (Tax and Chancery Chamber) if it wishes to do so.

    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

  • Former Premier League player, Sylvan Ebanks-Blake, sues surgeon for ‘millions’ over ending his career

    Former Wolves forward and Man Utd youth player Sylvan Ebanks-Blake is suing a surgeon after an ‘unnecessary’ surgery that he claims ended his career.

    Orthopaedic Surgeon Prof. James Calder operated on Ebanks-Blake after Ebanks-Blake broke his leg while playing for Wolves against Birmingham City in 2013. He developed arthritis after the operation but claims  he was not warned that pain and stiffness were a risk of the surgery. He claims  he was forced to quit as a result of the ongoing pain and stiffness in his left ankle and not because of the fracture.

    He alleges that had he been informed of the “significant risk” of long-term pain and stiffness, he would not have consented to the surgery.

    Ebanks-Blake claims the surgery caused the loss of a lucrative Premier League career aged 27. At the time of the operation, the average annual salary for a premier-league footballer was £1.6million.

     

    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.

    Clinical Negligance Solicitor
    Professional Negligence Solicitors
    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester

  • US Rapper Flo Rida wins $82.6 million in compensation after suing Celsius energy drinks company

    Rapper and singer Flo Rida was awarded $82.6 million following a breach of contract claim against the makers of Celsius energy drinks.

    Flo Rida was a brand ambassador for Celsius from 2014 to 2018. He argued that the partnership helped Celsius to grow its product portfolio, which a new product line called Celsius Heat in conjunction with Flo Rida’s partnership.

    Flo Rida and his production company, Strong Arm Productions, had sued Celsius Holdings Inc. claiming that the company had violated the conditions of an endorsement deal.

    Celsius had argued that the company reached its greatest success after the Flo Rida endorsement deal ended — and that other business decisions led to increased sales and stock value.

    Flo Rida said he continues to drink Celsius products and even owns some stock in the company. He said he’d like to move on from the legal battle and work with the company again in the future.

    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

  • Aldi loses court battle with Marks and Spencer over festive gin bottles design

    The High Court has ruled that Aldi infringed the design of Marks & Spencer‘s light-up Christmas gin bottles. This means that Aldi could have to pay damages to M&S or pass on profits from sales of the product. Aldi has said it will appeal against the judgment.

    The case was the latest legal dispute between the companies, after M&S had previously accused Aldi of copying the design of its Colin the Caterpillar cake. This case settled in 2022.

     

    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
    Civil Litigation
    Dispute Resolution
    Commercial Litigation
    Spinningfields Office, Manchester